LyonsViper27
Active Member
I bottled my batch of American Pilsner with standard 12oz. brown bottles i got from my lhbs. I am using a double lever capper. I have had 3 out of 20 that I've opened break off at the neck. The first was a surprise then i started looking for cracks and the last two i had break on me were cracked at the top.
When i cap my bottles i put the bottle on a hard table and press down rather hard with my capper. Is this the wrong way to use it? Should i cap them on the carpet? I noticed that when i was capping my brown ale the bottle sounded like they were cracking occasionally...
My real question is should i be applying downward force on the bottle or just be getting the levers down? or a combination of the two?
Thanks for the help
When i cap my bottles i put the bottle on a hard table and press down rather hard with my capper. Is this the wrong way to use it? Should i cap them on the carpet? I noticed that when i was capping my brown ale the bottle sounded like they were cracking occasionally...
My real question is should i be applying downward force on the bottle or just be getting the levers down? or a combination of the two?
Thanks for the help