Please recommend a bench capper....

[aamcle]

Christmas is coming, so can you recommend a good capper? Both sizes would be nice but its not a requirement.

Many Thanks. Aamcle

[andyCo]

Not the cheapest but worth it , nice bit of kit , comes with 26mm but you can get a 29mm which fits your hoegaarden big bottles.

http://www.brewuk.co.uk/equipment/bottl ... black.html

Andy

[Dennis King]

I've got the one Andy recommends, does what it says on the tin.

[Dave-Leeds]

I used this before kegging and using swing tops.

1st 1 a part cracked on the main part and lhbs swapped it for me

and my 2nd 1 the handle is syarting to bend a bit

but i must say it is a good bit of kit and really speeds bottling up

[roscoe]

I've got one too, once screwed down works well one handed, better once you get the twist the bottle off 'knack'.
I bit lightweightweight and plasticy in places.
Oh, the frigging magnet fell out - lost, no chance to get any spares, anyone got any idea what size to search for in ebay ?
annoying,
(doesn't seem to be much alternative)

[beerlover1983]

I had the tiny magnet fall out so many times and then the part that holds the bell.But it had done a lot of bottles before it broke down too much to make me purchase a industrial one not without its own minor faults .But best capper i will own and hopefully not buy again and its very quick once set up no twisting etc.


http://youtu.be/TgyJuGZ9Ui4

[GrowlingDogBeer]

I have one of these. Mine has never had a magnet. What's the magnet for?

[oldbloke]

I have one of these. Mine has never had a magnet. What's the magnet for?

It holds the crown cap for you, just in the mouth of the bell, so you don't have to position it on the bottle.