Screw (Stelvin) Capper

Fred:

Tough question to answer. I don't know what products are available in Australia, nor what 'small batch' means to you. Also, I have been led to believe that Australia is ahead of North America in the use of Stelvin caps.

So question #1, much more important than your questions....are you rich? Yes, I'm asking if you are a millionaire with money to burn.

No this is not spam. My understanding is that in North America, there are no cappers suitable for home wine makers or even for Ferment on Premise type stores. They are just plain too expensive, space consuming etc.

I did some google'ing, and the following site has some semi-automatic cappers that can do 1000 bottles/hour ...

Let us know what you find.

Steve

Here's another link that you might find useful....

Steve

Hi Steve

Definately not a millionaire.

Small batch to me means 400 - 500 bottles.

Largest batch (at present) about 6000 bottles.

Just the price of stelvin cap at the moment about a third of the price of a good cork. Bottle price now the same and the way the volumes of stelvin bottling going will be cheaper than cork mouthed bottles very shortly. No cork taint. Starting to get interested in converting.

just about all our bottling equipment comes from Italy or europe so thought the states would have similar supplies to us.

Hate buying new equipment without some kind of feedback from users.

regards

Hi Steve

Have worked at companies that bottled wine. Seen literally millions of litres of wine bottled under stelvin caps. Always been on big bottling lines putting through up to 22,000 bottles an hour.

Looking for something a little smaller. Just wondered in any small winemakers had gone this route before me

Fred

Fred:

I trust you noted that my post said 'home winemakers'. There are few if any wineries hanging around here. Our standard batch size is 30 bottles.

Try asking again at

I know there are a couple of winery owners that visit there. I suggest that your first post indicate batch size. Otherwise you will get a ton of home winemakers answering.

Steve