r/winemaking • u/Mokka132 • 2d ago

Fruit wine question First wine bottled!

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Just bottled my first wine🥳 It is a blueberry and rhubarb wine. Didn't have any other problems except that a little bit of the lees got into some of them, but thats fine. One question I have is that is it normal for the cork to be dented like this? I put them in some lukewarm water while I was putting the wine into the bottles.

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u/DoctorCAD 2d ago

Don't be a dirty cork soaker.

A light rinse with sanitizing solution is all you need. Soaking softens and can get unwanted liquid inside your bottle.

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u/507snuff 1d ago

But ever since I started soaking corks I'm the most popular girl in school!

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u/Mokka132 2d ago

Yeaah, I looked on the internet and some sources said to soak them for a while and some said the same you are saying, so I decided to be safe and soak them. But now I know not to, thanks for the advice🙏

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u/Greedyfox7 2d ago

And if you use synthetic corks don’t wet them at all. They don’t absorb any liquid and so it sits there on them and can mold

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u/Wine_Maker_68 2d ago

Yes, it will flatten out in a week or two.

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u/Mokka132 2d ago

Okay that's good, thanks👍

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u/507snuff 1d ago

Very normal. I have a double lever hand corker and it left a dent like this in some. Some flattened out over time, some didn't. I imagine it's no big deal.