Best Crown Capper

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Best Crown Capper

Perk

2012年3月24日 04:14

Just capped my first batch of beer (Wohoo!).

When I invested in my equipment though, I think I was a bit too frugal with my capping tool - I have a hammer on crown capper. It seems to have done the job (hard to tell at this stage if the seals are good, but they seem OK), but it was pretty hard work capping 64 x 330ml bottles with it...

What recommendations can anyone out there in homebrewland make for a better capper (considering value for money) - 2 handled capper (mid-range cost)? Bench capper (high-end cost)... or should I just persevere with the hammer on capper (cheap-as-chips)?

Any suggestions appreciated...

Cheers, Perk.

Topic capping bottling equipment homebrew

Category Mac

michael · Accepted Answer · 2012年3月24日 04:07

make sure that if you get a bench capper that its not made of plastic. i bought a bench capper from a home brew store, thinking i was spending money wisely. i found out after bottling my first batch today that it was junk. the bottles tend to lean to one side because the plastic parts flexed to much.

hookedonwinter · Accepted Answer · 2010年8月20日 16:54

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hookedonwinter answered at 2010年8月20日 16:54

I personally prefer the bench capper. It's a little more expensive, but I think it works better / faster / easier. I broke my first one recently, after using it for over 5 years.

dzachareas · Accepted Answer · 2010年8月19日 22:36

The 2 handle capper is what i've been using for years. It works just fine, I haven't had any problems with it. It's very cheap and less annoying than the hammer on capper. I will eventually move to the bench capper, but my brew equipment is taking up enough space as it is. I would definitely recommend the jump to the 2 handle capper.

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