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Capping twist-top stubbies?
Posted: Sunday Jan 15, 2006 11:54 am
by tiarem
I have jusy bottled my 15th brew and have used nothing but Fourex or Carlton Mid twist tops. I have not to date had a failure.
I don"t use a bench capper - just screw them on by hand (sometimes with the aid of a rubber hammer!). I use mainly 750ml bottles but have bottled 2 brews of stubbies as well.
Cheers and good health,
tiarem
Posted: Wednesday Jan 18, 2006 7:41 am
by shazzam
Has anyone tried using San Pellegrino mineral water botters - crown 500ml green ?
love to hear if you have any experience
cheers
Posted: Wednesday Jan 18, 2006 8:09 am
by Dogger Dan
I got a big score on Labatt/Guiness caps when Labatt shutdown in Kitchener
Dogger
Capping twist top stubbies
Posted: Friday Jan 27, 2006 6:41 pm
by wiggins
I've scored a few hundred bottle caps from the home brew store at 4 dollars a pack that claim to be duo type.I use the ordinary coopers bottle caps for the crown seal bottles and these duo caps for the twist tops and have never had a problem with them.Am using an ordinary bench capper to do this.
Posted: Thursday Mar 23, 2006 9:08 am
by drtom
shazzam wrote:Has anyone tried using San Pellegrino mineral water botters - crown 500ml green ?
love to hear if you have any experience
cheers
I'm planning to brew a belgian tripel, and I've started collecting 200ml San Pellegrino bottles to put it in. I figure I can only try.
Re: Capping twist-top stubbies?
Posted: Thursday Mar 23, 2006 6:17 pm
by luke
tiarem wrote:I don"t use a bench capper - just screw them on by hand (sometimes with the aid of a rubber hammer!). I use mainly 750ml bottles but have bottled 2 brews of stubbies as well.
Cheers and good health,
tiarem
That's what i do , and i have no prob's what so ever.
Posted: Friday Mar 24, 2006 10:46 am
by da_damage_done
I've used both the 500ml + 1000ml san pelligrino bottles and everything has been sweet!
They are made of slightly thinner glass than normal bottles but you shouldn't have a problem.
500ml is a pretty cool size - just about right for a pint glass!
Cheers
Posted: Thursday Apr 06, 2006 7:04 pm
by nanna Gail
Gidday fellow brewers You may all say I am doing the wrong thing but I have been re-using twist tops over and over for many years now. I gently screw them on straight, then give them a little nip up to tighten, then leave them for 2 months. The final brewing in bottle creates pressure which in turn seals the stubbies so tight we need a monky wtrench to get them off, So far we have not had one that has been flat.
Yes I know new caps are dirt cheap but I do not have a capper.
My philosphy is " if it works dont try to fix it"