What size caps do Mexican bottles take?

[user 30639]

I had someone give me some Dos Equis and Sol bottles. Since the bottles are green and clear, I don't really plan on using them except for some kind of emergency when I miscount the number of available bottles I have. But it would be good to know for future reference what size caps they take. Thanks.

 

[craven_morhead]

Negra Modello bottles take regular-sized caps.

 

[Austinhomebrew]

They take standard caps. Be careful about Negra Modelo bottles. While they take a standard cap, the bottle is not standard long neck so you can't cap them with a capper.

Forrest

 

[kanielb1]

They take standard caps. Be careful about Negra Modelo bottles. While they take a standard cap, the bottle is not standard long neck so you can't cap them with a capper.

Forrest

I have bottled numerous beers in negra modelo bottles with no problem. In fact, I have had an apple cider bottled in these bottles for over a year.

 

[homebrewer_99]

Sombrero sized????

 

[Austinhomebrew]

I have bottled numerous beers in negra modelo bottles with no problem. In fact, I have had an apple cider bottled in these bottles for over a year.

I suppose they will work with a bench capper. Most everyone has a handheld capper and they won't work.

 

[user 30639]

Thanks for the info everyone.

As a side not, it is harder than hell to get labels off Dos Equis bottles.

 

[alcibiades]

If you look closely at the mexican bottles, the lip which the handheld capper holds on to when capping is smaller and a shorter distance from the tip of the bottle than "regular" american bottles. This makes it so the capping is a bit more difficult (you might have a few "do overs") but its not impossible.

 

[kanielb1]

I suppose they will work with a bench capper. Most everyone has a handheld capper and they won't work.

I have the hand held capper...bought it from you guys!

 

[CDbrews]

modello bottles work fine even without a bench capper, its the bohemia bottles that dont have any lip around the neck for the capper to grap onto, had an incodent where i had saved a six pack of those and when bottling day came round i was running round searching for bottles cuz i was shoet cuz those bohemias wont work