I have just bought some corks which say do not soak on the packet. What would happen if they were soaked?
These corks have been treated with an approved silicone material in order to facilitate easier corking. It is not necessary to soak these corks prior to use. If they are soaked a ‘milky’ residue rubs off and this can be imparted to your wine. Although totally harmless, this residue looks unsightly. It will settle given time and ‘racking’ or filtering helps to speed up its removal. Also, a silicone treated cork that has been soaked will disintegrate upon extraction from the bottle. The amount of silicone applied to these corks is a compromise between two factors: a) Too much silicone used could result in the cork coming back out of the bottle due to the reduced friction. b) Too little silicone used and the cork becomes too difficult to insert into the bottle.
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