Equipment needed for Belgian bottles

[McTarnamins]

I keg and also do some natural carbonation in 22oz bottles. But what do I need to but so I can bottle with corks and wires in Belgian bottles. I have a hand held capper but I'm sure that won't work.

I'm brewing a Saison next and want to put all of it in Belgian bottles with corks.

I guess I'm basically just asking what type of capping device do I need for corks?

I'm sure this has already been discussed somewhere but can't really find the answer I need.

THX,

 

[Suthrncomfrt1884]

A standard bench capper will get the job done. You can usually rent them from your LHBS. Mine was a $100 deposit and $5 a day. Make sure you get the right corks though. There's specific corks for belgian bottles.

 

[BeerPressure]

http://www.slobrewer.com/howto/corking-belgians/


I used one of those red floor corkers when I did mine.

 

[jbay76]

I used to use the hand capper, and without a doubt, I'd break at least one bottle per batch. Then I switched to the floor capper and the process is easier and I have yet to lose one bottle. So, forget about renting one, just go by one and save yourself time and bottles.

 

[smokinghole]

If you want the easiest way with the least amount of tinkering order a Ferrari champagne corker either bench or floor (I have floor model). Then I think morebeer.com has the cheapest prices on cages and corks (other than st pats for corks). The other homebrew sites rip you off BIGTIME on corks AHB is like $4 or $5 for 12. If you plan on using 375ml bottles you can either use a brick as a spacer or build yourself something that fits on the spring loaded base. I use a brick because I'm too lazy so far to build something to hold up the 375s. They're just a **** hair too short for proper pressure to cork.