Wasn't expecting a cork under that cap...

What about the carbonation in a beer? Wouldn't that method agitate the liquid and produce a gusher of a beer??

 

Do you have any regular screws? Drive a screw into the cork and pull it out with a hammer.

 

If you have a bicycle pump and one of those pins for inflating a basketball, then it may be possible to use air pressure under the cork. It would have to be a short cork, though.

My dad had a wine opener that worked on that same principle, and didn't damage the cork. You should be careful, however. The wine opener wasn't all that powerful but didn't need to be. Too much pressure could shatter the bottle.

 

I'd run a large screw into the cork using a screwdriver and pull it out with pliers. I've done this with wine corks, both natural and synthetic, and it works fine.

Edit: I recommend the above only as a last resort. A corkscrew is a must-have accessory.

 

Drill bit and a pair of pliers if you're desperate.

Or just push the cork into the bottle which honestly Is harder.

 

Buy a corkscrew from Walmart for $2.

 

send me a good bottle of local beer and i will send you a cork screw

Send me a mail.....


Enjoy

 

Go borrow a corkscrew from your neighbors. If you haven't met them, here's your opportunity to take the beer along with you and share.

 

I'd suggest you put it in the fridge and forget about it for a couple of weeks to let the liquid re absorb the CO2. Remember, a flying cork can cause damage, especially if it hits you in the eye. If it does you won't have time to clean up the liquid off the floor until after your 911 call.

Meanwhile watch a YouTube Video about how to safely open champagne and buy yourself an inexpensive wine bottle opener. That cork in your beer bottle isn't just for decoration and the brewer used it as well as the crown for safety purposes.

 

Don't worry about a shattered bottle. The next revelation after getting that cork out and drinking an excellent beer, will be that the bottle is much thicker and heavier than any bottle you are used to. No way it will shatter from pressure - are at least as much as a bicycle pump can muster and a cork can oppose.

I would not suggest using screws as they would have more volume than a corkscrew, and while they would allow you to pull on the cork, they would also make it tighter in the bottle neck due to the displaced volume. That's why corkscrews are so narrow. Defer drinking this one until you can buy or borrow a corkscrew. You don't have a Swiss army knife?

 

How do you not own a corkscrew a hammer or a screwdriver?

 

This thread is golden. Hahaha!
OP not sure if you're serious or trolling.

 

Use Port Tongs, seems easy enough

 

Just get out your champagne sword. Everyone's got one of those, right? Plus, sabrage makes you look really cool.

 

Run for cover when you take off a cap and the cork below it partially ejects upwards.

As a beer lover, you should just put that fancy bottle in the fridge and go out and spend $5 on a corkscrew. You need one for some English and Belgian beer. I'm assuming that you don't actually need a corkscrew for the majority of the bottles you've been avoiding - the ones where you can clearly see that it's corked... but I've still needed a corkscrew occasionally for those when the cork is troublesome and the top breaks off.

Hope you enjoy the beer.