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Are there caps or a capper for twist top bottles?

Discussion in 'Beginners Beer Brewing Forum' started by crbice, Oct 3, 2013.

 

  1. #1
    crbice

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Oct 3, 2013
    My friends and I gave been collecting bottles to shave the cost of brewing. We have a normal caper that works great for all bottles but twist caps. Can I cap them like regular or is there a special cap or capper I need?
     
  2. #2
    TrainSafe

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Oct 3, 2013
    The twist off bottles don't seal reliably with caps, so I toss them in the recycling bin.
     
  3. #3
    BigFloyd

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Oct 3, 2013
    Pitch 'em. If you try to use them, you'll just be wasting beer.
     
  4. #4
    Wynne-R

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Oct 3, 2013
    Funny story, I accidentally used a twist-off and took it to my brother’s house an hour away. Somehow I ended up in lecture mode and held up the bottle and pointed at it. I barely grazed the cap with my little fingernail and the cap flew off.

    When we quit laughing I poured the beer and it was fine.
     
  5. #5
    kh54s10

    Supporting Member  

    Posted Oct 3, 2013
    Some people have had some success with bench cappers. I would recycle the twist offs and collect pry off bottles.
     
  6. #6
    Denny's Evil Concoctions

    Grande Megalomaniac  

    Posted Oct 3, 2013
    I used a bench capper with twist offs for 10 years. Never had any issues.

    Just check over your bottles for chipped heads.
     
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