Novatwist or reuse original cap?

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After corking my first batch of home brew wine, I realised that I need to move over to screw tops for ease.
I can get as many screw top bottles as I need from my local, and obviously the tops will only have been used once, so would I be better off just using the caps with came with the bottles, or investing in some Novatwists? My worry about the Novatwists is if they dont fit the bottles I get.
 
It has been said many times that the metal caps will wear eventually but i cannot remember anyone ever testing this theory, if you can get an endless supply of metal caps i wouldn't bother with the novatwist caps.
 
Chippy_Tea said:
It has been said many times that the metal caps will wear eventually but i cannot remember anyone ever testing this theory, if you can get an endless supply of metal caps i wouldn't bother with the novatwist caps.
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Cheers Chippy, so the general consensus is if they have only been used once before, they should be fine for one more use at least?
 
davemorton said:
Cheers Chippy, so the general consensus is if they have only been used once before, they should be fine for one more use at least?
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This is the problem as far as i know no one has ever reused them until they are no longer airtight then reported back in the forum, they could last 10 or 20 times, i guess you could be the forum Guinea pig see how many times you use them before they are no longer airtight.
 
i'm 3 or 4 uses into some of mine, they seem okay but hard to tell.

I've removed the collar bit around the neck as I intend to buy novatwist eventually,but I don't know if I'll be able to tell they are past their best?

I could store the next batch on a wine rack, so on their side to see if they leak? Saying that, my last 2 WOW's have gone straight back in the Plastic grape bottles they came from!" Much easier
 

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