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Caps: To Boil or Not to boil

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Caps: To Boil or Not to boil

Post by jaymack »

Sorry if it's been discussed previously, curious to know what everyone does.

I've never actually done it, fearing I may damage the liner inside the cap (as I've read can happen).
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I used to little boil them, but had an issue once so now soak'em in star san or other sanitizer.
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Post by phirleh »

My name is Patrick, and I'm a boiler. Sometimes I find the rubber inside gets a little loose, but haven't encountered anything too serious yet.

Just curious, what is the sanitization proceess when you are using belgian corks and cages. How do you sanitize the corks?
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caps and corks get a soak in sanitizer. much easier than boiling.
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Initially I used 175F water for 20 minutes or so... but haven't bothered for quite some time.

I've never had an issue... I let you know if that comes back to bite me!
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Post by cannondale »

whether it's caps or corks, they get a quick soak in star san solution, and then I shake off the excess right before capping/corking.

you definitely don't want to saturate the cork, so boiling them or soaking for an excessive time period is ill advised.
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Derek wrote:Initially I used 175F water for 20 minutes or so... but haven't bothered for quite some time.

I've never had an issue... I let you know if that comes back to bite me!
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