everty2007
Well-Known Member
For some time I have been on the lookout for an economical way to start canning but wasn’t finding anything much cheaper than $1500. I recently purchased the All American Master Can Sealer to start canning my homebrew. Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry (they make the Crowler machines) had a display at HomebrewCon in Minneapolis this year. They are now offering canning on a homebrew scale. The Master Canner that has several options, 12 or 12/16oz, hand crank, flywheel or motorized. They were running a special after HomebrewCon ranging from around $550 up to $800 depending on the models. They also have a motorized model that is in priced in comparison to other canners (around $1500). When purchasing this canner I did a lot of Google searching and really did not find much info on these canners. I have been working on video reviews and informational videos to possibly help others that might be looking to go down this path as well. My long-term plan is to motorize my model using parts that I can source locally and provide the build along with my other projects.
My reasoning to start canning were for a couple reasons and saving money wasn’t one of them. I share a lot of my beer with friends and family so I end up having to chase down my bottles and some cases they did not come back it a desired condition. With canning I can share my brews with others and don’t have to worry about chasing down my bottles anymore. My least favorite thing about brewing is scrubbing bottles, so with canning I do a quick soak, sanitize and fill no messing around. My other factor is beer mail. I trade a lot of beer mail with my homebrewing friends across the country and shipping glass not matter how well you package is always a risk. With shipping cans I have less worry about breakage during shipping.
This could be a good buy for a couple of brewing friends or a homebrew club to go in on which would help split the cost.
I have other videos and testing videos that are in progress, any questions or comments I’d be happy to answer. Pricing questions I will have to refer you to the manufacturer for current pricing. Cheers!
Unboxing and general overview video
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My reasoning to start canning were for a couple reasons and saving money wasn’t one of them. I share a lot of my beer with friends and family so I end up having to chase down my bottles and some cases they did not come back it a desired condition. With canning I can share my brews with others and don’t have to worry about chasing down my bottles anymore. My least favorite thing about brewing is scrubbing bottles, so with canning I do a quick soak, sanitize and fill no messing around. My other factor is beer mail. I trade a lot of beer mail with my homebrewing friends across the country and shipping glass not matter how well you package is always a risk. With shipping cans I have less worry about breakage during shipping.
This could be a good buy for a couple of brewing friends or a homebrew club to go in on which would help split the cost.
I have other videos and testing videos that are in progress, any questions or comments I’d be happy to answer. Pricing questions I will have to refer you to the manufacturer for current pricing. Cheers!
Unboxing and general overview video
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gB1h7fraO5g"][YOUTUBE]gB1h7fraO5g[/YOUTUBE][/ame]
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