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Offline Bel Air Brewing

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Best bottle capper?
« on: September 04, 2021, 11:40:31 am »
My bottle capper was made in Italy. It works Ok, but not great. It takes several times to get the cap on, and set correctly.
Does anyone have a recommendation for a quality bottle capper?

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Re: Best bottle capper?
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2021, 11:48:17 am »
I've had a Super Agata for many years and never had a bit of trouble with it.

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Re: Best bottle capper?
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2021, 12:51:39 pm »
I've been using a Ferrari Duemila for about eight years - caps well, and no problems. I rub some parafin on the inside of the capper bell before each case.

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Re: Best bottle capper?
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2021, 08:54:52 pm »
Thanks for the input. I might have found one at the local shop here.

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Re: Best bottle capper?
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2021, 04:13:34 am »
https://www.morebeer.com/products/colt-strong-high-pressure-bench-bottle-capper.html

I have only used one bottle capper, so I can't comment on others.
About two years ago searched online for reviews, this one seemed to be the best.
Over 1,000, 22oz bottles have been used, works fine.
Everyone sealed, no broken bottles.
Must be mounted to a piece of wood to work more effectively.
« Last Edit: September 08, 2021, 04:07:03 am by Fire Rooster »

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Re: Best bottle capper?
« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2021, 06:36:29 am »
I have used this capper for about 10 years brewing roughly 8-12 batches per year with no issues at all.


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Re: Best bottle capper?
« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2021, 09:14:07 am »
I have used a few bench cappers but the winged capper are by far the fastest and easiest for me.

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Re: Best bottle capper?
« Reply #7 on: September 05, 2021, 11:24:23 am »
I wonder it there is something misaligned or loose on your capper.

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Re: Best bottle capper?
« Reply #8 on: September 05, 2021, 11:24:35 am »
I have the same one that Bob mentioned (super agata) which I’ve used for many years.  I also have two of the others that have been mentioned and find them less stable to use than the bench capper.  The two handed wing style cappers take a little more coordination.
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Re: Best bottle capper?
« Reply #9 on: September 05, 2021, 03:28:29 pm »
The hand held cappers also do not work well on all bottles. Some necks are different, with a different style.

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Re: Best bottle capper?
« Reply #10 on: September 06, 2021, 06:35:04 am »
The hand held cappers also do not work well on all bottles. Some necks are different, with a different style.
I've also had some wing cappers that weren't quite aligned right, and some caps wouldn't make a tight seal the full 360 degrees around.
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Re: Best bottle capper?
« Reply #11 on: September 06, 2021, 06:01:50 pm »
The hand held cappers also do not work well on all bottles. Some necks are different, with a different style.
I've also had some wing cappers that weren't quite aligned right, and some caps wouldn't make a tight seal the full 360 degrees around.

If the bottle neck has a short distance to the lower flange, it works fine. But most bottles have about 3/8" to the flange from the lip making getting the caps on more challenging.

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Re: Best bottle capper?
« Reply #12 on: September 07, 2021, 09:28:53 am »
The hand held cappers also do not work well on all bottles. Some necks are different, with a different style.

Yep. That's true. Good point. I have a floor corker that has a bench capper attachment that I use.

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Re: Best bottle capper?
« Reply #13 on: September 07, 2021, 09:59:42 am »
The hand held cappers also do not work well on all bottles. Some necks are different, with a different style.
I've also had some wing cappers that weren't quite aligned right, and some caps wouldn't make a tight seal the full 360 degrees around.
I've used two wing cappers. One worked fine - gave that one away when I got out of brewing for a few years. The other broke the neck of one or two bottles from each case, and produced a poor seal if I backed off on the pressure. That's when I bought a bench capper.

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Re: Best bottle capper?
« Reply #14 on: September 07, 2021, 10:03:53 am »
Then I posted has really good seal. But yeah, I've used some really bad ones too.