Corona Bottles Won't Seal

[xcrusader]

Hey guys, So I drank a bunch of nasty coronas just so I could have the bottles. I have no noticed that my guiness bottles seal nicely and have a dimple in the top where the capper presses it down. My coronas don't have that!

I have the classic 2 handle capper.. I think its called the "red barron" or something like that. Has anyone else had this problem or a similar problem?

Thanks,
Crusader

 

[malkore]

generally speaking, some types of bottles are hard for a wing capper to get a proper seal on. Pilsner Urquell is an excellent example.

I'd guess that is your problem. A good bench capper won't have the same issue.

 

[BierMuncher]

Coronas are sort of hit or miss for me. Generally though, they work. I just need to double check the "alignment".

The best part of the Corona bottles is that they're perfect for skunking beer...

 

[Revvy]

The best part of the Corona bottles is that they're perfect for skunking beer...

Yeah, clear glass isn't really a good thing for beer that actually has hops in it. Save those for cider or something.....

Sorry you had to suck back that vile brew for clear glass.

 

[BierMuncher]

...Sorry you had to suck back that vile brew for clear glass.

Actually lifted them from the old man...empty of course.

 

[Revvy]

Actually lifted them from the old man...empty of course.

Then my condolences to the old man for drinking it....

I once had some not too smart yuppies convinced that "Corona" was slang down in mexico for "PI** drinking gringo" and that it was actually the "byproduct" of laborers hired to drink real beer and then "process" it, as revenge on the US for losing Texas in the war.

And that lime was served with it to hide the ammonia smell.

:fro:

 

[tiko]

so you intentionally skunk beer? or am i just being dumb again?

 

[homebrewer_99]

The secret to maintaining a good seal on a Corona is just don't open them!!

All joking aside, check your capper. Actually, check the two metal blades in the capper. You know, the two metal pieces that grab around the neck under the top lip of the bottle. See if they have cresent shapes cut out on the back side. If so, remove them and turn them around. Give it a try.

 

[Jamo99]

And that lime was served with it to hide the ammonia smell.

Kidding aside, I've heard that the lime is used to keep the flies out while drinking it.

 

[RockfordWhite]

I heard if you drink a bunch of tequilla one day the next day you will pee corona...

 

[ohiobrewtus]

I had a friend bring Corona to the house one time. I tried to use the bottles and I had the same problem. None of them sealed properly with my wing capper.

I knew that I'd eventually be kegging so a bench capper was not an option. I just pitched the bottles and swore to never use them again.

 

[Poindexter]

Never had a problem capping Corona bottles. I used a bunch of clear glass when I was first starting out (Newcastle and Corona) so I could see what was going on inside the bottle.

Are you pushing the handles down to the second detent or just the first. I noticed on pretty much any bottle I can open/ push down on the capper handles x much and hit a pause or a plateau of some kind. But if I push a little harder there is a second plateau just a leetle bit further along.

Careful you don't shatter a bottle and sever an artery of course...

 

[knipknup]

I have a few corona bottles and I have used them over and over with no problem.

But I keep them in the dark 'cause skunky beer is just wrong!

 

[xcrusader]

hard cider is the only thing that goes into my corona bottles. I may just get a bench capper.

 

[thedailyaustin]

I feel like an outcast for saying this, but I like Corona. I've got about 200 Corona bottles saved up from some friends and I drinking them and saving the bottles over the past 6 months or so and I've never once had an uncarbonated beer come from one. Granted that's only from the two batches I've made so far.

 

[Brett3rThanU]

I have the same problem with my wing capper and Dos Equis bottles. The lip on those bottles is higher than normal so the capper doesn't seal the cap as well over the top. Right after I cap it, I can feel the cap is a little loose, however nothing leaks and I do get good carbonation out of the bottles, so I don't know if it's a problem or not. However, the last batch of cider I put in those bottles turned out terrible.

 

[maltMonkey]

I use a wing capper and haven't had a problem with the Corona bottles. Granted I've only bottled in about 3 of them, but still no issues.

 

[FatMonsters]

I've used the Corona bottles with my wing capper and my old bench capper (The antique thing my wife found in a garage and had it cleaned up). The old bench capper does a better job, but I've been successful with both...

And I didn't have to drink all those bottles of Corona. My buddy buys it religiously and gave me a case of empties. I used it for my Hard Lemonade.

 

[rcb]

I'm not sure if this is why because i've never had Corona because of to many warnings i've gotten from other people, but the problem may be that Corona is a twist offvcap which would not seal as well as bottles that require a bottle opener.

 

[IrregularPulse]

I was not aware that you could re-cap twist off capped bottles.

 

[hopsalot]

I have had bottles that would not seal, Hobgoblin for example, but just because there isnt a dimple in the cap dosent mean it wont seal.

 

[Philip1993]

I feel like an outcast for saying this, but I like Corona.

Granted that's only from the two batches I've made so far.

Patience young grasshopper.... Like all new brewers, change and come to understand the folly of your words, you will. Yes, hmmm.

 

[xcrusader]

Coronas aren't twist off... and yes you can recap twist-offs... with a bench capper.

 

[thedailyaustin]

I'm not sure if this is why because i've never had Corona because of to many warnings i've gotten from other people, but the problem may be that Corona is a twist offvcap which would not seal as well as bottles that require a bottle opener.

Nah, Corona is not twist off, its a pry off so I that shouldn't be the issue.

 

[NitrouStang96]

I have the opposite problem - all my Corona bottles have a big dimple in the cap from my capper - but I've never met a bottle that didn't seal properly.

 

[PeteOz77]

so what you are saying is that EVERYTHING about Corona sucks? Even the bottles?

 

[pdxhophead]

I have had bottles that would not seal, Hobgoblin for example, but just because there isnt a dimple in the cap dosent mean it wont seal.

I agree with hopsalot, lack of dimples doesn't necessarily mean a bad seal. Some caps dimple and some don't. I have two different caps from 2 different home brew shops, and the caps I got from store A end up with a dimple but the ones from store B don't. I think the ones that dimple just might be made of a softer and/or thinner metal. Just turn the bottle upside down for a minute after capping to make sure it doesn't leak and you should be ok.

 

[xcrusader]

I agree with hopsalot, lack of dimples doesn't necessarily mean a bad seal. Some caps dimple and some don't. I have two different caps from 2 different home brew shops, and the caps I got from store A end up with a dimple but the ones from store B don't. I think the ones that dimple just might be made of a softer and/or thinner metal. Just turn the bottle upside down for a minute after capping to make sure it doesn't leak and you should be ok.

Here is my problem. I have one type of cap. The corona bottles have a bulge in the glass below the opening so that the capper has something to grip. The problem with that bulge is that it is higher than most other bottles leaving it with an incomplete seal. Most of mine have sealed its just that they are not dimpled like they would be if the bulge was lower(like on a guiness or Sam Adams). The problem is not the caps or the capper. Its the bottle. They work, just not amazingly.

 

[pdxhophead]

Here is my problem. I have one type of cap. The corona bottles have a bulge in the glass below the opening so that the capper has something to grip. The problem with that bulge is that it is higher than most other bottles leaving it with an incomplete seal. Most of mine have sealed its just that they are not dimpled like they would be if the bulge was lower(like on a guiness or Sam Adams). The problem is not the caps or the capper. Its the bottle. They work, just not amazingly.

If they work and they aren't leaking then why sweat it?

 

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The luminous irregular envelope of highly ionized gas outside the chromosphere of the sun.
Architecture The projecting top part of a cornice.
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Anatomy The crownlike upper portion of a bodily part or structure, such as the top of the head.
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I don't see "Beer" any where in this definition. There is another "anatomy" term that refers to the "corona" as the tip of the penis. Why would you drink something named after that?