New can seamer

The "OP" has like `870 posts. I doubt he posted ~870 times to set himself up to promote a canner. ;)
 
jmcnamara said:
Ya know, the OP never came back after posting what's basically an ad. Almost a hint of spam on this thread imho
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Crunk has been an active member for a while. I guess that he might have some interest in promoting it but it's definitely a subject of interest and I wouldn't have known about it without the post. My marriage may suffer as a result but for now, at least, I'm glad I got the heads up. :D :D :D
 
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It was an email that I received from October and since the canner was half the price of their mk16 I thought maybe everybody would be interested or at least those who enjoy canning might be interested to see that they can pick one up for a fairly reasonable price.

To be perfectly honest I totally was oblivious about promoting products on these forums I'm in no way affiliated with October although I'm looking at buying one of those after I get my new kettles and fermenter and a new fermentation chamber since mine took a crap on me so it might be awhile
 
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yes, and you guys don't need to worry about spam hunting anymore we've got it covered
 
Cue Monty Python..... Spam, spam, spam, wonderful spam....
 
rabeb25 said:
The "OP" has like `870 posts. I doubt he posted ~870 times to set himself up to promote a canner. ;)
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That's exactly what a sleeper spammer would do! Get you all cozy and then bam!
Anyway, it was a pseudo joke that didn't quite come across how I intended. I didn't mean anything by it @CRUNK
 
J A said:
Well, I pulled the trigger. :eek:
I got a line on cans locally for a pretty reasonable quantity and price (around a quarter a can) and when I get a few more guys using it, we can go in on a half-pallet and save 5 or 10 cents a can.
Tough to justify making that investment, really, but the saving grace is that for the price, it's totally viable at resale if I feel like I really need to sell it off.
Wish me luck! :)
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SO.... I have recently been considering canning for the sole purpose of sharing already kegged homebrew. I ****** hate trying to fill a bottle to bring somewhere. Mason jars work so much better but I don't always get them back (cans would be cheaper in this case). So my question is, do you suppose I could use it that way? Fill a can off the ol' keezer, snap on the lid and tote it over to a party? How long do you think it would stay carbed? Essentially I'd be crowling I suppose.

Now, I am not rich and honestly don't plan to "can" but I would like to be able to say fill a 6 pack off of the keg and bring to friend. I suppose I could see if anyone rents them.... Hard to justify the 800 bucks for my intentions but I just may save up for it...

Please let me know what you think of yours and if you've used it this way at all.
 
Blackmuse said:
SO.... I have recently been considering canning for the sole purpose of sharing already kegged homebrew. I ****** hate trying to fill a bottle to bring somewhere. Mason jars work so much better but I don't always get them back (cans would be cheaper in this case). So my question is, do you suppose I could use it that way? Fill a can off the ol' keezer, snap on the lid and tote it over to a party? How long do you think it would stay carbed? Essentially I'd be crowling I suppose.

Now, I am not rich and honestly don't plan to "can" but I would like to be able to say fill a 6 pack off of the keg and bring to friend. I suppose I could see if anyone rents them.... Hard to justify the 800 bucks for my intentions but I just may save up for it...

Please let me know what you think of yours and if you've used it this way at all.
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The cool factor is off the charts but yeah ... You'd be crowling. Might as well just get a nice double walled stainless growler. I'm taking one to a party right now filled with Resilience.
 
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Blackmuse said:
SO.... I have recently been considering canning for the sole purpose of sharing already kegged homebrew. I ****** hate trying to fill a bottle to bring somewhere. Mason jars work so much better but I don't always get them back (cans would be cheaper in this case). So my question is, do you suppose I could use it that way? Fill a can off the ol' keezer, snap on the lid and tote it over to a party? How long do you think it would stay carbed? Essentially I'd be crowling I suppose.

Now, I am not rich and honestly don't plan to "can" but I would like to be able to say fill a 6 pack off of the keg and bring to friend. I suppose I could see if anyone rents them.... Hard to justify the 800 bucks for my intentions but I just may save up for it...

Please let me know what you think of yours and if you've used it this way at all.
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I just started using mine and I can't even begin to tell how much I'm loving it! :) Yes, it's an investment but the guys in the homebrew club can't wait to get a turn on it and they're willing to pay for the use of it. I've realized that I can legitmately monetize the process by offering service not only to homebrewers but to anyone else who wants to put their personal concoction into cans - cold-brewed coffee, herbal tea, wine coolers, coconut/gensing/hempseed/chia energy drink, etc... It being illegal to actually sell homebrewed alcohol and all. :rolleyes: :) I don't expect that there's a lot of $$ to be made, but even a few bucks here and there over a long enough time would eventually cover the cost.

Getting cans in a reasonable quantity at a decent price can be tricky but around here so many local brewers that need can and canning service, there are convenient sources here in town. I couldn't afford the half-pallet minimum from the warehouse, but I got a "layer" of pint cans (368, I think) from the local mobile canners for .20 a can and the local supplier doesn't have a minimum dollar amount so I got a sleeve of ends for .04 apiece. Investing (eventually?) in a half-pallet will get my price down to .16 per can.

I've been sharing cans like crazy and putting together x-mas-present 4-packs. I've filled with my "beer gun" bottle filler and that was fine and I've filled with a growler tube off the keezer tap and that worked like a charm and I even filled a number of cans direct from a picnic tap on a keg in the fridge and that was perfectly good too! :) I'm working on a "hands-free" filler with a 2- way mini ball valve that will allow me to drop the filler into the can on a vertical slide, flush with CO2, hold slight pressure and turn the valve to allow liquid to fill the can while I work the canner for the last one filled.

The seamer couldn't be more perfect. Turnkey right out of the box and dead simple to use. You can count to about 8 or 10 from the time you put an end on a filled can, pop onto the lifter, rotate the lever right and left and drop the can into a bucket of sanitizer to rinse the spillage and grab the next can. I figure if I can get the beer flowing just right so that it takes about 12-15 seconds for liquid transfer and get into a rhythm, I could probably fill and seal about 4 per minute for as long as I've got cans and ends sitting ready to grab.

For taking a 6-pack or two to a party it would be perfect. Much more than that and I'd always default to one of my 2.5 gallon kegs.
 
^^^Not for beer cans, though I suppose one could get the proper dies and hope they fit and could be adjusted. Likely would cost a couple hundred bucks for the upper chuck and seamer dies. There are several of that type machine available and they seem to be set up for containers with the zip-open lids like Pringles cans.
 
My SL1 arrived and I love it. I picked up a poly push cart from Harbor Freight and a on/off foot pedal (dead man). For sanitizing cans I purchased a cheap fountain pump and a second foot switch (use with a 2 gal bucket). For filling from the keg I use the Last Straw (northern brewer).

It’s not cheap but well worth the squeeze.
 
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