Which Capper?
Re: Which Capper?
just got one of those bench cappers, got to say i'm not overly impressed it seems a little bit more fiddley than the double lever thingy having to tip the bottle to get it under,think the double lever ones a bit quicker and more mobile, maybe i'm not using it properly or i'm just not used to it yet
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Re: Which Capper?
If the height is set correctly, you shouldn't need to tip the bottles under, as there's about a 2 inch swing on the cap'ing piston, so just try moving it up one notch, this should still give you enough piston length to cap corretly.Birdy wrote:just got one of those bench cappers, got to say i'm not overly impressed it seems a little bit more fiddley than the double lever thingy having to tip the bottle to get it under,think the double lever ones a bit quicker and more mobile, maybe i'm not using it properly or i'm just not used to it yet
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Re: Which Capper?
I played about with an empty bottle to find the right height.
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Re: Which Capper?
Thanks for the advise guys will mess around with it a bit more before i decide whether to keep it or not, i know it says it's a bench capper,(was hopeing to use it free standing) but i feel it does need to be bolted down i was trying it out last night on the dining room table and it flew backwards and nearly paralysed the cat
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Re: Which Capper?
Hmm doesn't sound like mine. I used mine unmounted. Did it come to about £30ish?
Drinking: Turbo Cider, Black Rain Stout, Jotun Killer Double Stout, Apple Wine, AG#1 F.A.G,
Fermenting: Bramble Wine
Conditioning: Blueberry Jam Mead, Gales Mead, HLM EPIC FORCE Methegln, Tropical Juice TC on an orange mead slurry, AG#2 S.L.A.G.
Waiting for Space: Muntons Conn: Bock
Fermenting: Bramble Wine
Conditioning: Blueberry Jam Mead, Gales Mead, HLM EPIC FORCE Methegln, Tropical Juice TC on an orange mead slurry, AG#2 S.L.A.G.
Waiting for Space: Muntons Conn: Bock
Re: Which Capper?
I never mounted my capper, but then we haven't ever developed that sort of relationship
Re: Which Capper?
I use the Youngs 2 handle capper and have had no problems with it. Then again i only use Magners and the common 'standard' microbrewery 500ml brown bottles.
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garwatts wrote:I never mounted my capper, but then we haven't ever developed that sort of relationship
Re: Which Capper?
twas about £28 from art of brewing, i do need to use quite a bit of force to cap though and when it has it wont let go of the bottle
Re: Which Capper?
Just to recap (pardon the pun) used my bench capper last night and allayed all my earlier concerns, i clamped it to a work bench and it worked a treat, bottled 36 bottles no problem, so its a thumbs up from me
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Re: Which Capper?
That's similar to mine. They're a breeze to use and no trouble with it. Can now use all types of bottle ie Hook Norton, Hobgoblin etc. Also splashed out on a bottle tree and washer (holds 80 bottles) They are a boon. Makes the job so much easier and saves on water and the old backStrangeBrew wrote:Bench Capper on eBay
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Re: Which Capper?
Two words BENCH CAPPER.
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