Use these hoods to strap down your corks when bottling Belgian beers. Place the hood over your cork and twist the loop of the hood 5 and a half times to tighten.
I am assuming that these cages are for small Belgium corks, and not for larger champagne corks, although the description did not explicitly confirm this.
I am assuming that these cages are for small Belgium corks, and not for larger champagne corks, although the description did not explicitly confirm this.
BEST ANSWER:These wire cages are of a comparable wire gauge to any other that I’ve come across. I haven’t had any break when upending bottles and only a few broke when I’m a little over zealous tightening them down. I don’t reuse hoods so their long term durability has never been much of a consideration for me.
BEST ANSWER:These wire cages are of a comparable wire gauge to any other that I’ve come across. I haven’t had any break when upending bottles and only a few broke when I’m a little over zealous tightening them down. I don’t reuse hoods so their long term durability has never been much of a consideration for me.
If you only tighten as needed as needed then it usually is fine. There are times that it is too thin, and it gets stretched too far during tightening that it will break. I have never had issues idiom these though.
I just bottled four cases of Belgian Strong Ale; I used a combination of 750ml Belgian beer and Champagne bottles. These wire hoods worked very well. The foil insert helps keep with wires centered on the cork. A single pull with a pair of safety-wire pliers and you're done! Will buy again.