Avoid certain bottles?

[northernlad]

I am not saying you can cap SN bottles at your house with your capper. What I am saying is, scientifically speaking, if 95/100 people can cap a particular bottle the other 5 have to look somewhere other than the bottle for the explanation.

 

[JMSetzler]

I am not saying you can cap SN bottles at your house with your capper. What I am saying is, scientifically speaking, if 95/100 people can cap a particular bottle the other 5 have to look somewhere other than the bottle for the explanation.

Yea.. you are right. It's me. I'm out of this thread...

 

[YulebeHoppin]

I actually cap the twist-off returnable ISB's here in Ontario without a problem with my winged capper and pop top lids.

Maybe I"m just lucky, but I've never had a problem. I'm drinking a beer right now that's at least a year old, and it was carbed up and ready to go.

I have had problems with certain bottles myself though. If the lip is too big, or on some bottles, the neck will be a little wider, and taper down right before the top.

 

[JuanMoore]

I have had a few New Belgium bottles that made a grinding noise as I capped them, and I found that turning the neck grabber plates around to the larger side (29mm) made capping them easier. I actually have two wing cappers, and it's handy to always have one with the 26mm grabbers and one with the 29mm available. That way I can cap the 750 ml and other odd shaped bottles without the hassle of turning the plates around.

I have yet to find a pry-top bottle that can't be capped using my wing cappers if proper care and attention is taken, but that's just my experience.

 

[klyph]

I didn't even know that there was a 26mm and a 29mm. I thought they were all supposed to be the same.

 

[McKBrew]

Wow how about a fist fight over which bottles cap and which do not!!!!

 

[klyph]

lol, you'd be able to cap the bottles if your were a REAL MAN!!!

Ridiculous.

 

[no1likesme]

this thread took a bit of a hostile turn.

 

[ChshreCat]

I do have consistent problems with NB bottles. I think it's just a matter of different cappers having issues with different bottles. You pretty much have to try them all yourself with your equipment and see what works for you. Some don't work for me, others don't work for JM. The same bottles might work fine for someone else's capper. No need to get all riled up over it.

 

[Rowdy]

Wow how about a fist fight over which bottles cap and which do not!!!!

 

[JuanMoore]

I didn't even know that there was a 26mm and a 29mm. I thought they were all supposed to be the same.

Some European beer and champagne bottles have larger 29mm caps. In order to use them, you need larger caps, and a larger bell for your capper. Many bottles that take a 26mm cap, but have a larger neck, (like many champagne bottles) will only work with the red wing capper if the neck plates are turned around to the 29mm side.

 

[BigBobsBrews]

I hate to go against the grain here, but when I use serria nevada bottles with my red wing capper, the caps never seem fit on the bottles quite as nicely as other brands. That said I still use them and they still carb just fine.

Thinking I should upgrade to a bench capper just to put my mind at ease.

 

[Photopilot]

Thinking I should upgrade to a bench capper just to put my mind at ease.

Yes get a bench capper with automatic height adjuster so you can cap anything quickly.

As far as capping issues the red wing has a metal blades in either side that holds the neck. You can pull these out with pliers and turn them around for a different circumference of the neck. I have a red wing and an older metal capper, not sure how i ended up with two but between these I can cap any bottle within reason. Since my bottles are vary random assortment I would have a benchtop capper someday.