Personally I would toss out the corks, although would be OK for test
runs with the corker. You other steps seem very reasonable.

Steve

On 17 Mar 2007 14:33:32 -0700, "Tater" > wrote:

>I did get a new winemaking kit. dont panic about the below.
>
>But I did dig out some "stuff" someone gave to me that was winemaking
>related, just to see what was there that might be usefull.
>
>please note, this stuff was stored in poor conditions, as in out in a
>leaky garage all last summer, fall, and winter(and this early thaw)
>
>Looks like there is a hand corker of poor design, #9 corks in plastic
>bags the vendor folded then stapled(instead of heat sealed, couple of
>airlocks, couple of tapered corks whith holes, bottle of camden
>tablets, lots of envelopes of chenicals,yeast, and such(all ruined to
>to temp and water), and a tiny hydrometer
>
>the chemicals I am gonna toss, as i got plenty from my new kit, the
>corker i might play with, to help me appreciate what a real corker
>saves me from. I suppose i can test the old hydro against the new one
>and see if it works. and maybe soak the corks in water then sanitizer
>and use them for practice.
>
>anyone see any issues i should be aware of(corks wear out, hydrometers
>decalibrate, etc.)