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The "Red Baron" capper is a double lever, magnetic capper but is fitted with springs, giving you added leverage and smoother crimping motion.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
By bark
This is great for beginners and casual home brewers.
Two things you have to know to make this useful and ensure longevity of your purchase:
1. It's functionality depends on the bottles you use. Pretty much all standard 12 and 22 oz. bottles that are purchased by the case from your usual homebrew supplier are compatible with this capper. Obviously, don't use twist off bottles, but if the lip of the bottle is about 5/8 to 3/4 of an inch, it's going to work. However, if you're recycling bottles, many of them have a much shorter lip. If the lip of the bottle is 1/2 an inch or less, the two metal plates that provide the leverage for the capper won't exactly grab hold where they should and you'll end up fighting with it. The capper will end up sticking in the down position, or the cap will crimp on slightly askew, if at all. This will result in wasted caps, possibly broken bottles, an improper seal (which means spoiled beer), and a really frustrated you. If recycling bottles, just take a look at the beer you're buying (again, no twist offs). Some examples; the capper works great with Sam Adams and New Belgium bottles, but not so much with Sapporo, Moretti, Pacifico, and Dos XX bottles.
2. Don't power through it. It's a bottle capper, not an iron man competition. It doesn't require a feat of strength to work it, so once you feel the cap give, just gently follow through. The capper will last longer and you won't dent the top of your caps.
Two things you have to know to make this useful and ensure longevity of your purchase:
1. It's functionality depends on the bottles you use. Pretty much all standard 12 and 22 oz. bottles that are purchased by the case from your usual homebrew supplier are compatible with this capper. Obviously, don't use twist off bottles, but if the lip of the bottle is about 5/8 to 3/4 of an inch, it's going to work. However, if you're recycling bottles, many of them have a much shorter lip. If the lip of the bottle is 1/2 an inch or less, the two metal plates that provide the leverage for the capper won't exactly grab hold where they should and you'll end up fighting with it. The capper will end up sticking in the down position, or the cap will crimp on slightly askew, if at all. This will result in wasted caps, possibly broken bottles, an improper seal (which means spoiled beer), and a really frustrated you. If recycling bottles, just take a look at the beer you're buying (again, no twist offs). Some examples; the capper works great with Sam Adams and New Belgium bottles, but not so much with Sapporo, Moretti, Pacifico, and Dos XX bottles.
2. Don't power through it. It's a bottle capper, not an iron man competition. It doesn't require a feat of strength to work it, so once you feel the cap give, just gently follow through. The capper will last longer and you won't dent the top of your caps.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
This is a great capper. Another review suggested that it doesn't work on champagne bottles. Certainly, this may be true for corking. However, the metal plates also support 29mm necks, you just need to use a screwdriver and a few taps from the back, underneath the handles, to pop them out. Once the plates are out, turn them around and as long as the cap will fit (beer caps in the US are generally 26mm), you can cap it. The crown also screws out and can be replaced for 29mm caps. I've used this on champagne bottles with 26mm caps and it works great.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Justin S.
I have used this bottle capper for 3 batches so far. It is constructed really solid and looks like it is going to hold up well. After the first few bottles, I could tell it was much better than my other one. Because of the design, I can cap a lot faster with this one too. Its kind of ugly though.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Mr.Dr.
this thing rocks! i am new to beer but have made wine in the past and i expected this caper to be as hard to use as a cheap corker(you have to push on a plunger with a bajillion pounds of force) but no! this thing is good quality fairly inexpensive and is easy to use. Who cares if this thing doesn't work on champagne bottles this thing is just as good or better than any bench caper because you don't have to align the bottle underneath it perfectly you just put it on top of the bottles and pull the levers down and you have a perfectly capped bottle of beer.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Brant
Well...I got this same one from my LHBS. Does anyone know if there's any kinda manufacture warranty?
The weak spot on mine was the plastic part that holds the metal crimper. I crimped down a bottle cap and the cap became lodged into the crimper. Than the plastic screw part wore out pretty fast and after every bottle i have to use a big ol screw driver to get the crimper off. And i have to put baby oil on the crimper so it doesn't stick to the cap as much.
I'm amazed that everyone likes it. I wasn't treating it like crap either i was fairly patient with the thing.
The weak spot on mine was the plastic part that holds the metal crimper. I crimped down a bottle cap and the cap became lodged into the crimper. Than the plastic screw part wore out pretty fast and after every bottle i have to use a big ol screw driver to get the crimper off. And i have to put baby oil on the crimper so it doesn't stick to the cap as much.
I'm amazed that everyone likes it. I wasn't treating it like crap either i was fairly patient with the thing.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
If you're planning on bottling a few containers (and you have the bottle caps), this is the product for you. It's a must have as it makes the bottling experience quite simple. The tool's construction quality is up to par, but it feels fragile in my hands. Overall, it was a worthwhile purchase, and the tool will be put to good use.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
I've capped a few batches with this capper now, and I have yet to pry open a dud -- I think this is remarkable.
The only issue I could think of with this capper is that it is lacks any sort of verification that you are doing things correctly. You just have to kind of "go by feel" and decide for yourself whether or not you just capped that bottle correctly. I don't think there is a capper that offers that sort of verification, though, so go ahead and buy this one.
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Pretty inconsequential, but you can't cap Hobgoblin 16 oz bottles with this capper. The bottles have a bulbous region right under the mouth that this capper is incompatible with. Oh well!
The only issue I could think of with this capper is that it is lacks any sort of verification that you are doing things correctly. You just have to kind of "go by feel" and decide for yourself whether or not you just capped that bottle correctly. I don't think there is a capper that offers that sort of verification, though, so go ahead and buy this one.
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Pretty inconsequential, but you can't cap Hobgoblin 16 oz bottles with this capper. The bottles have a bulbous region right under the mouth that this capper is incompatible with. Oh well!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
Pros: It works great and is easy to use. It puts the caps on securely and I have had no issues with the seal.
Cons: It does not work for all bottles. The standard long neck beer bottles is what it works best on. I was not able to get it to properly seal caps on bottles that had shorter thick necks. I think it was the thickness of the neck that prevented it.
Cons: It does not work for all bottles. The standard long neck beer bottles is what it works best on. I was not able to get it to properly seal caps on bottles that had shorter thick necks. I think it was the thickness of the neck that prevented it.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
nice
worked great. The beer was good. I used recycled bottles. The seal held up and there were no spoiled beers.
Published 1 month ago by Tal
4.0 out of 5 stars
kind of works
It definitely seals the bottle but the caps are way too easy to pop off which makes me really nervous about their longevity. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Locus
4.0 out of 5 stars
Some reviewers inaccurate, product works well.
I remember reading reviews prior to ordering this product (either here or other review sites) that they felt it was flimsy and that the plastic parts might break. Read more
Published 1 month ago by G. mahler
5.0 out of 5 stars
I Love this capper
I bought one of these as a back up to my existing capper, it is now my primary the magnetic top has saved me countless times of having to juggle a siphon filling beers, and quickly... Read more
Published 1 month ago by mattrogers1979
3.0 out of 5 stars
Bottle Capper
This experience may be exclusive to me. I found that though the capper bends the bottle caps and locks them to the bottle, the bottle are not sealed. I was a little dissappointed.
Published 2 months ago by Robert Ball
5.0 out of 5 stars
Works great
For the price, this is a nice easy working capper. It's plastic, but it still does the trick. It's not heavy and it's very smooth when capping bottles. Read more
Published 3 months ago by tmguye
3.0 out of 5 stars
mediocre quality and not fool-proof
Item arrived with plastic guide on one side slightly dinged. If you press down too soon before squeezing inward the handle/levers will catch on these plastic guides and continue to... Read more
Published 4 months ago by George
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very sturdy
Purchased this to go with a homebrew kit. I've only used it for one batch but I am confident it will hold up for many batches to come.
Published 4 months ago by Suesegg
5.0 out of 5 stars
Easy to use capper
This is a great easy to use product that has been perfect so far. I have had it for about 6 months and haven't had an issue.
Published 4 months ago by Kev72
5.0 out of 5 stars
Over 50 cases bottled - still going strong!
I have had my Red Baron for over 2 years and it has worked perfectly for me. I have bottled at least 50 cases of beer and it still works great. Read more
Published 4 months ago by E. Sikorski
