DuncB
Well-Known Member
Interesting Paradox about the collar on the beer bottles not being long enough for the winged capper.
The Hobgoblin beer bottles have a long collar but the bottom of the collar tapers onto the bottle so a winged capper can't engage on this taper and it doesn't work. Bench capper works fine.
Also I've noticed that some champagne bottles now are thin necked, Mumm and a Moet bottle I collected recently, these take the standard beer cap and not a champagne bottle standard.
I read somewhere that " lubricating the bell " made the capping process a little easier, haven't tried it myself.
Glad the lagunitas bottling issue was solved and ingenious rescue removing the bell and tapping it to finish it off.
The Hobgoblin beer bottles have a long collar but the bottom of the collar tapers onto the bottle so a winged capper can't engage on this taper and it doesn't work. Bench capper works fine.
Also I've noticed that some champagne bottles now are thin necked, Mumm and a Moet bottle I collected recently, these take the standard beer cap and not a champagne bottle standard.
I read somewhere that " lubricating the bell " made the capping process a little easier, haven't tried it myself.
Glad the lagunitas bottling issue was solved and ingenious rescue removing the bell and tapping it to finish it off.