Just Capped Batch, Caps Tight But Spin With Force - Help

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  1. joemelon

    joemelon Initiate (0) Jul 25, 2014

    I just capped two one gallon batches, first time brewing at home. Used a bench top capper and the caps went on tight but they spin around if I use a cloth between fingers and bottle. Without the cloth I can't get a good enough grip to spin the cap. Either way, the caps seem on tight.

    Is this normal? Should I still have a good seal? Should I probably just not try to force the caps to twist around? Any help or input if appreciated.
     
    #1 joemelon, Jul 25, 2014
  2. koopa

    koopa Initiate (0) Apr 20, 2008 New Jersey

    Any chance your bottles / caps were still fairly wet with sanitizer when you capped them? If so, wait until morning (for them to dry) and there is a good chance they will no longer spin. Either way, mess with them as little as possible. This happens more than people realize because people don't usually try to force them to spin, let alone do so with a cloth for extra grip. They will most likely be fine.
     
    #2 koopa, Jul 25, 2014
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  3. joemelon

    joemelon Initiate (0) Jul 25, 2014

    Yeah, there's a chance. I know the caps were wet, I had them in a bowl of Star San as I was capping. I'll check sometime tomorrow, see if that clears up the issue.

    Thanks for the troubleshooting, Koopa.
     
    #3 joemelon, Jul 25, 2014
  4. ssam

    ssam Pundit (997) Dec 2, 2008 California

    Don't mess with them.
     
    #4 ssam, Jul 25, 2014
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  5. kennyg

    kennyg Initiate (0) Dec 31, 2007 Illinois

    I found the same thing and they turned out fine. This does happen quite often for me but I never seem to have any problems later. CHeers!
     
    #5 kennyg, Jul 25, 2014
  6. AceMaster

    AceMaster Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2012 Iowa

    Start kegging and you will never, ever have this problem again.
     
    #6 AceMaster, Jul 25, 2014
  7. kennyg

    kennyg Initiate (0) Dec 31, 2007 Illinois

    As far as I see there's no problem.

    In every bottling thread you can always count on someone chiming in with "just keg!"
     
    #7 kennyg, Jul 25, 2014
  8. mugs1789

    mugs1789 Zealot (611) Dec 6, 2005 Maryland

    So a man go in to see the doctor and says "Doctor, it hurts when I do this....."
     
    #8 mugs1789, Jul 25, 2014
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  9. GreenKrusty101

    GreenKrusty101 Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2008 Nevada

    Except when you bottle :slight_smile:
     
    #9 GreenKrusty101, Jul 25, 2014
  10. joemelon

    joemelon Initiate (0) Jul 25, 2014

    Thanks folks, checked on a bottle and seems to be a non-issue now. Glad to know it's something that happens, I had searched for any info on what a properly capped bottle should feel like and couldn't find anything prior to posting this.

    Would love to keg, Ace, but I'm doing one gallon batches till I have the space for a larger setup.

    The doc should probably tell the man to stop doing that, Mugs. :wink:
     
    #10 joemelon, Jul 26, 2014
  11. koopa

    koopa Initiate (0) Apr 20, 2008 New Jersey

    Glad to hear all is well. Happy Brewing!
     
    #11 koopa, Jul 26, 2014
  12. JrGtr

    JrGtr Pooh-Bah (1,775) Apr 13, 2006 Massachusetts
    Pooh-Bah

    I may be weird, but I have never considered spinning the caps when I finish bottling, much less finding a cloth to get a better grip.
    Anyways, as they said (and it's much later now) Don't do that...
     
    #12 JrGtr, Jul 26, 2014
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  13. mclaughlindw4

    mclaughlindw4 Initiate (0) Jul 2, 2009 Maine

    Nope, that's not weird. I never have either.
     
    #13 mclaughlindw4, Jul 26, 2014
  14. kennyg

    kennyg Initiate (0) Dec 31, 2007 Illinois

    I've done that quite a bit and got freaked out too. They always come out fine.
    Actually I've broken a few bottles by trying to cap too tight...
     
    #14 kennyg, Jul 26, 2014
  15. GreenKrusty101

    GreenKrusty101 Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2008 Nevada

    If it doesn't go on easy...something's not right.
     
    #15 GreenKrusty101, Jul 26, 2014
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