I can't stress this enough...figure out what makes the job easier for YOU. Don't go by what folks say.... bottling is a pain but if you tailor the process to suit you said:Exactly.
When I bottle, I use a bench capper and find it more universal than a wing capper. Some bottles are difficult to bottle with a wing capper.
Some bottles are difficult to bottle with a wing capper.
I can't stress this enough...figure out what makes the job easier for YOU. Don't go by what folks say.... bottling is a pain but if you tailor the process to suit you, whether it's with a bench or wing capper, then the job becomes easier....But it really is about figuring out what works for you.
I've never found any that were difficut to bottle with my wing.
I've never found any that were difficut to bottle with my wing.
my wing capper doesn't seem to work with these:
bench capper does. overall, i prefer the wing.
You have to flip the metal plates around to accommodate those 750ml bottles. Simple.
thanks...i never messed with it. i don't have many of those type anyway. apparently the bruery uses oversized caps... neither of my cappers work with those (and normal sized caps).
It's really a matter of what works comfortably with YOUR bottling process. A bench capper is no better than a wing capper.
atom said:my wing capper doesn't seem to work with these:
bench capper does. overall, i prefer the wing.
You can have my wife before you take my bench capper and that's no joke.
Can she cook?
atom said:my wing capper doesn't seem to work with these:
bench capper does. overall, i prefer the wing.
I broke my plastic red wing capper after about 5 bottles of my first batch. Let me tell you it's no fun trying to cap bottles with the bell and a hammer. Bought a bench capper after that and haven't looked back since.
If you bottle with caps, get a kegging system. Seriously.
I used to use a wing capper, but as my batches got larger, I found it was quicker to use a bench capper due to one-handed operation. One hand fills and places a cap on the bottle, while the other hand caps it on, then removes it. Repeat.
You're quite the multi-tasker! I fill all of my bottles first and just place the caps on loosely, and then I cap them all with my bench capper. It takes me 5 minutes at the most to crimp all of the caps..
About the same with my wing capper.
I have never used a bench capper. How about some one sending me one, I'll test them and give a report.
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