Has anyone tried their hand capper on the newer style bottles?
That is…There are a lot of new bottles out there that have a very short collar, beneath the lip…
It seems to me that many hand-held cappers may run into some trouble sealing them.
To make a comparison, around at some of the bottles your local liquor store has & compar the necks.
Some look like this:
Others, like this:
Maybe put a coin on top of the cap or get a bench capper?
The “new” bottles always shattered using my clam shell capper. The glass was too thin.
Paul
I’m not complaining, or even saying that there is a problem…
I’m just curious as to whether anyone noticed any issues.
I haven’t had any bottling issues lately but I’m not sure I’ve even used the new design yet. I’ll keep a lookout for them.
I did notice that there is an amber bottle Carlsberg I think, that the lip was
insufficient to fully crimp the crown on the bottle. It was not as dark as the
local brown bottles, just a tad lighter. After one bad bottle, I pulled
the rest out. At that time I had enough of others to accomodate the change
in the lineup…
Did the same with any Bass bottles I had
Are these bottles the way of the future? Hope not.
[quote]Are these bottles the way of the future? Hope not.
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I consider bottle type and label peeling when buying. Drake’s uses a light glue that’s perfect (and their beers are spot on excellent), kinda looking for something like that for custom labels, but the favorite are those 24oz Sierra Nevada bottles - anywhere to get those by the case?
I just successfully and easily capped a new-fangled style bottle with my wing-capper. I compared an old bottle to the different new one. The industry will save millions in glass over the next years.
And shipping too I imagine. Or the carriers will save on gas at least.
I find that I can cap with a wing capper on the new style, but the capper needs to be dead level and you have to go easy on the pressure applied or the seal can be a bit off.
As mentioned, with a bench capper there are no issues.
I consider bottle type and label peeling when buying. Drake’s uses a light glue that’s perfect (and their beers are spot on excellent), kinda looking for something like that for custom labels, but the favorite are those 24oz Sierra Nevada bottles - anywhere to get those by the case?
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I just bought 3 cases of SN Southern Hemisphere Harvest in 24oz bottles at Island Naturals in Pahoa. Man I really like that beer! Those bottles are destined to hold mead when emptied.
I use a bench capper. One I received for Christmas from my boss in 1990. I like it cause it’s like a bullet press for reloading, and it works great on all crown cap finished bottles.
those lips are not really all that new, I think anchor has had them for years.
A black beauty capper has no trouble.
The red capper can’t handle 'em.
I used a red one…