Crown Capper - ORNELIA

What a difference to my bottling process! Great machine and very reasonably priced. Originally I bought a generic capper with two lever handles which snapped the neck off a couple of bottles. This capper totally changed the process. Quick and easy to use and made to a high standard with quality materials.

Absolutely brilliant! Very sturdy & seems better built than other bench cappers on here. I've read about problems with the two lever cappers so invested in this type...so effortless to cap your bottles...& so quick. The other reason you might want to invest in this...(such as myself )..is if you're considering reusing commercial bottles. I snapped up 40 bottles of hobgoblin gold on offer for a quid each...instead of buying empty bottles...I also knew that the twin lever capper won't fit some commercial bottles due to the thick neck...such as hobgoblin.....this capped hobgoblin no problem as it doesn't need to clamp around the neck.....this came from France so there was a slight delay....but worth it over the other bench cappers with more plastic parts.

Absolutely amazing capper I chose this one over the other mass produced generic choice as they have mixed reviews because of vital plastic parts breaking.
Well this one is entirely made of good quality strong stainless steel in all of the vital parts and joins
the only plastic parts on the whole thing are a cap/cover at the top of the tool and a I guess you could call it a buffer at the top of the spring both of which are not structural parts.
It comes with two capper "cups" for beer and champagne bottles both of which screw onto the device with metal threads so structurally they're strong.
Also inside the "cup" where it attaches there is a magnet for holding the caps that does a good job and seems to be attached well.
And most importantly of all it does a very good job of sealing the caps to the bottles, it is a push down lever rather than a pull lever so it is very easy to use as you can put your weight above it to easily attach the caps.
The caps when on the bottle are equally sealed all around and the seal hold up to the pressure of carbonation easily.
The height adjustment is very easy too simply by pulling the lever up and it locks into place very securely.
For anyone's interest this is an omac/ferrari device which is a very good brand.

I waited until I had used this capper for two five gallon batches about 88 bottles and all I can say is I'm very glad I purchased this over the other choices it's easy to use solid as a rock and I honestly see this lasting for my entire brewing career