If you've been waiting for a Cannular

[homebrewfinds]

MoreBeer has them in stock, at least as of right now... https://www.homebrewfinds.com/2019/...9-99-free-shipping-volatile-availability.html

Update: Okay, so MoreBeer has apparently sold out and is back to pre-order status. William's has them in stock, again, as of this update.... https://www.homebrewfinds.com/2019/07/snag-a-hard-to-find-cannular-home-beer-canning-machine.html

 

[duelerx]

Any comments of this machine compared to Oktober? half the price is a good deal.

 

[sicktght311]

Word is the design only accepts one brand of cans which are significantly more expensive than other brands. It wont work with generic 16oz cans

 

[pinemarten]

Word is the design only accepts one brand of cans which are significantly more expensive than other brands. It wont work with generic 16oz cans

I have a Cannular and have found this isn't exactly true. Practically speaking for U.S. customers, it's sorta true. KegLand, the maker, is based in Australia. A 16oz can is standard in the U.S., but the standard for Europe is a 500ml (16.9oz). You'd have absolutely no trouble finding 500ml cans on that side of the pond. Shipping them over here is the killer. It's a giant box with fragile contents. If you lived in Germany and had an Oktober seamer setup for 16oz cans, you'd be in a similar situation as U.S. Cannular owners.

Another thing worth knowing, for both size cans, is that the manufactures mostly don't deal with Homebrew scale. If you aren't buying broken down and repackaged cans from KegLand or Oktober, the minimums are generally in the thousands. Large cost per unit savings don't materialize until you are purchasing hundreds of thousands. I haven't figured it out just yet, but there is very likely a way to use the 16oz can common in the U.S. The business end of a seamer is the rollers and the Cannular is setup for B64 lids and 202 end cans. Both of those are common options in any country. The height of the can bodies are different, but if you can get it to the rollers it should seam properly.

 

[ranchonodinero]

I just got an Oktober SL1 and couldn't be happier with it. There is a guy selling cans on ebay and his shipping isn't too bad and you don't have to buy a pallet of cans either.