Moved to a bench capper (and kegging) because of broken bottles. My red wing capper may have been scoring the bottles (just a guess). The caps went on fine, but when the bottles were opened the bottle would break at the neck. Not a safe thing after you've had a few brews!Maybe I need a bench capper. One bottle is brand new, one is recycled. -Joe
the smaller size is the size for 12 oz bottles. the other wont even grab the neck. perhaps his are stamped out of tolerance.
Moved to a bench capper (and kegging) because of broken bottles. My red wing capper may have been scoring the bottles (just a guess). The caps went on fine, but when the bottles were opened the bottle would break at the neck. Not a safe thing after you've had a few brews!
I guess I just squoze too hard
Yeah, I already knew the black beauty one wasn't reversible.Thanks for the suggestions, everyone. This is the first time this has happened to me in the ~100 bottles I've capped. However, I recently bought a Black Beauty Capper from Brewmaster's Warehouse, so it apparently handles a little differently from the red metal one I was used to.
I checked on the inserts that grip the neck. They are not removable, nor do they have any burrs on them. I guess I just squoze too hard
-Joe
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