Bottle sealing with soy wax

[jbaker9]

Hi, I just bought some soy wax from a candle supply shop for sealing Barley Wine bottles. Does anybody know how impermeable a soy wax seal will be?

Regards
James

 

[mikeybycrikey]

I'm pretty sure they don't provide any protection against oxygen. What they do offer protection against is drunken opening of beers that shouldn't be drank drunk.

 

[Batz]

Tried a couple of different waxes, only bottle wax is worth the trouble. There's a thread here some place.

Here:
http://aussiehomebrewer.com/topic/78043-waxing-bottle-tops/?hl=waxing#entry1137369

Edit: BTW I have some leftover blue cheese wax if anyone is interested in giving it a try.

 

[Feldon]

I've tried strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff, but its just a lot of Puff and nonsense.

 

[Yob]

Tried bees wax Batz?

 

[Charst]

Mind your own Yob! [emoji12]

 

[Batz]

Tried bees wax Batz?

Bottle wax Yob, made for the job. The cheese wax works but a lot stays on the bottle and is less than perfect. I used it for a while and was fairly happy with the result but a brewer is never 100% satisfied, as you would know.

 

[Batz]

BTW I have some leftover blue cheese wax if anyone is interested in giving it a try.

No? You guys are just out there with your experimental brewing stuff. Coopers cans still?

 

[GalBrew]

Wax seals are for aesthetic purposes only. They provide no protection against anything other than people trying to open the bottle. Especially at comps.