Agriculture Reference
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Vinyl tubing and racking tubes sized for five-and one-gallon
fermenters
Corks need to be soaked before insertion. You don't want to
inadvertently transfer a spoilage organism on the corks, so I
recommend boiling the corks for 20 minutes and then
allowing them to set in the boiled water for another 10
minutes before corking. This will make the corks pliable
without contaminating them.
I've had the corker on the left for eight years. The one on the
right is just a toy.
Another problem you may encounter is the cork backing out
of the bottle after it was inserted. This is caused by the fact
that the cork fits so tightly that the air in the bottle is
compressed as it is inserted. The compressed air forces the
cork back out of the bottle. You can solve this problem with a
bent sterilized paper clip. Straighten the paper clip except for
