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Food & crafts => Home brewing => Topic started by: steve_in_devon on May 08, 2013, 09:51:44 pm

Title: Anyone have a bottle capper I can borrow (Devon)
Post by: steve_in_devon on May 08, 2013, 09:51:44 pm: Hi, planning on making some nettle beer. Trying to keep the costs down as want to see if it works before commiting any costs.
I have organised beer bottles from the pub down the road, its now sorting out the capping.
I am in the Exeter area.
Thanks
Title: Re: Anyone have a bottle capper I can borrow (Devon)
Post by: Mammyshaz on May 08, 2013, 10:07:42 pm: We had one for years. Old fashioned wooden one which fit over the bottle and cap then tapped. It lasted years. Other cheap option is plastic 2L pop bottles. The caps screw on airtight. Many a home brew made in these in the past ;)
Title: Re: Anyone have a bottle capper I can borrow (Devon)
Post by: Fleecewife on May 08, 2013, 11:17:08 pm: I have one but I'm in Scotland and I imagine postage charges would be extortionate. It's here if you want to borrow it though.
Title: Re: Anyone have a bottle capper I can borrow (Devon)
Post by: spandit on May 09, 2013, 06:46:52 am: You'll have to buy the caps anyway. The cappers aren't that expensive (£10 from Wilkos http://www.wilko.com/home-brewing/wilko-capper-boxed/invt/0191082 (http://www.wilko.com/home-brewing/wilko-capper-boxed/invt/0191082)) and save a lot of hassle. You won't need to borrow one for your next batch then!
Title: Re: Anyone have a bottle capper I can borrow (Devon)
Post by: Bodger on May 09, 2013, 08:45:44 am: Steve, I'm 99% sure that I have one lying around that you can have for the price of the postage. I'll root it out.
Title: Re: Anyone have a bottle capper I can borrow (Devon)
Post by: Bodger on May 10, 2013, 04:20:45 pm: Hi Steve, I got your email, just PM me your address if you would.
Title: Re: Anyone have a bottle capper I can borrow (Devon)
Post by: steve_in_devon on May 10, 2013, 07:05:46 pm: Just pm'd you.
Thanks
Title: Re: Anyone have a bottle capper I can borrow (Devon)
Post by: steve_in_devon on May 15, 2013, 09:44:20 pm: Hope you got my pm with my address
Thanks
Title: Re: Anyone have a bottle capper I can borrow (Devon)
Post by: Bodger on May 16, 2013, 08:34:57 am: Steve, I had these two pieces of equipment in a job lot that I bought. I've found them now and unfortunately, they appear to be devices for corking rather than cappers.
Title: Re: Anyone have a bottle capper I can borrow (Devon)
Post by: steve_in_devon on May 17, 2013, 05:23:36 pm: Thanks very much for letting me know. Planning on picking and making this weekend. Might have to be a trip in town :(, ti wilko next week.