Kit O' Beer #14 - Cascadian Blonde 2UP

[BrewTech]

What type of capper do you have? I have the old stand up kind and had to modify it too, I found some magnets, cut them into circles, glued them together with super glue and then glued them into the bell. I don't know if this could work for you as well?

The capper I have is a simple double level, and it came with a magnet in the bell. I didn't know there were any made without a magnet...

[Libertytree]

The capper I have is a simple double level, and it came with a magnet in the bell. I didn't know there were any made without a magnet...

Mine was made in the 1920's, it might have had one initially, or not, IDK.

[BrewTech]

Mine was made in the 1920's, it might have had one initially, or not, IDK.

I had forgotten that yours was an actual antique!

[Libertytree]

The capper I have is a simple double level, and it came with a magnet in the bell. I didn't know there were any made without a magnet...

Did you mean "double lever"? Is your a stand up or a hand held with levers on each side?

I looked at the new modern cappers but they were disposable junk. The antique one caps better and will stand the test of time.

[BrewTech]

Did you mean "double lever"? Is your a stand up or a hand held with levers on each side?

I looked at the new modern cappers but they were disposable junk. The antique one caps better and will stand the test of time.

I did mean double lever... hand held. Mrs. Brewtech does the actual cap installation so it's something I don't deal with much. Last time I used it was to bottle four beers for GABF. Wish me luck!

[Libertytree]

I did mean double lever... hand held. Mrs. Brewtech does the actual cap installation so it's something I don't deal with much. Last time I used it was to bottle four beers for GABF. Wish me luck!

Hell yeah man, Good luck! Though with your artisanship and acuemen I doubt luck luck has anything to do with it You really should give Mrs BT a break and buy her an antique stand up bottler, lol.

ETA...I do have a hand capper and used it once for a 5gal batch. It was awkward and ineffecient, I could never really feel certain it was sealed properly and once I found and used the old stand up model I was sold. You can feel the cap set and can hear a little pop. I've only had one bad cap and it was on a screw top bottle that somehow found its way into my collection.