Can you still buy a clout capper ?

[Ken L]

I'm doing a few brews that are going into small beer bottles.
These things can be closed with a crown cap but the seal I'm getting from a lever capper is a bit unreliable because there isn't a proper lip on the bottle for the capper to grip.
20 years ago, you used to be able to by clout cappers that you whacked with a mallet and I'm thinking that one of these would be just the job for sealing the caps properly.
Can you still buy them ?

 

[calumscott]

You'd be better off with a bench capper - less chance of cracking your bottles. :thumb:

 

[calumscott]

Which reminds me, I must add one to my shopping list due to the growing collection of Bu*****er bottles which are a bitch to cap with a two lever job...

 

[PD]

I used them years ago and still shudder at the thought............ :shock:

 

[johnnie]

One of these? http://www.the-home-brew-shop.co.uk/aca ... apper.html

 

[PD]

and the wine one was even more scary....

 

[Ken L]

One of these? http://www.the-home-brew-shop.co.uk/aca ... apper.html

That's the boy - although £7.08 delivered is a bit steep.
I may have to investigate upgrading to a bench capper.

 

[jaymondo]

i've got an old one in the garage somewhere you are welcome to.

 

[Ken L]

No you're best to keep a spare. If I don't go down the bench route, i'm sure i can find one in a local HBS or boot sale.

 

[oldbloke]

I preferred the cloutcapper to the two-handle one I had.
With a newspaper under the bottle for minimal cushioning and a rubber mallet it was simple enough, safe enough, and less effort.
Got a bench capper now though!