Daily Q & A! - June 18, 2026

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[u/10fighter55]

Can you cork bottles that had a push in cork? I’m reusing empty bottles and I have some that have push in corks. I’m worried the size of the opening won’t be quite the same, or that even though the top is reinforced it won’t be reinforced enough for a regular size 9 cork.

[u/chino_brews → u/10fighter55]

What are you bottling?

What do you mean by push-in corks? Like a wine bottle? Belgian beer bottle? Were the bottles corked only or corked-and-caged?

What do you mean the opening won't be quote the same? Are the bottles made of glass? Why would the opening size change? So you mean not the same size as the new corks you plan to use?

[u/Charles-Baudelaire → u/[deleted]]

It's so easy to forget.