Cannular Pro Review

I've had nearly 4 months with the cannula pro can seamer. I've filled over 600 cans with Homebrew Beer. It's definitely been a journey one I would definitely take again. How do you package your craft beer?
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[@colmgeraghty2628]

Great video Bradley. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience with us. Makes us all better!

[@PortlyGentleman]

I don't know if I'm making anything better but I truly appreciate your support 🍻

[@HomesinNEFlorida]

Nice work! Great step by step. I’ve been looking at getting one down the road.

[@dimivam]

Bradley, I really enjoy your videos man!

[@reignathousandyears9850]

Very thorough video about the Cannular pro. Thanks Brad!

[@PortlyGentleman]

Thank you very much

[@gregorystephens9669]

Thanks for the actual mechanical breakdown on this thing. Great job

[@PortlyGentleman]

I’m happy I was able to help 🍻🍻

[@alexfinnegan9031]

Dude, solid info on the adjustments needed. Thank you

[@PortlyGentleman]

Of course, I do believe it's gotten a little better over the years Keep that in mind 🍻

[@daveg5607]

Good video bud. Glad you highlighted the adjustments required before I buy and start using.

[@PortlyGentleman]

Thank you very much Happy to help

[@chubbymermaidbrewing]

Another great video Brad Cheers

[@PortlyGentleman]

Thank you very very much 🍻

[@frankferber3225]

Thanks for your video Bradley. Helped me with my decision on getting this canner. Mine worked great out of the box. Definitely sucked trying to figure out the splash guard but got it. Can you tell me what you are using for your labels?

[@Dentsistem]

Top video like always! 🍻

[@PortlyGentleman]

Thank you very much 🍻

[@HaveANiceDayDude]

Hey man, just got one of these today w/ splash guard, PSU, and a case of 16.9 floz cans. Would love to see a setup guide, adjusting guide, etc! Great video, like your style

[@jonnycakedred]

Awesome info man! Do you think this method would be good to can a milky product?

[@thtpower1]

KZbin needs to give you your KZbin original show. Love your videos like always pro👍

[@PortlyGentleman]

Thank you very much My hope is that everyone is entertained 🍻

[@tonygreen1517]

Just bought this after watching your video. I have been thinking about pulling the trigger now for awhile and simply had to :) Thanks for taking the time to post. Looking forward to your video on the can labeling. BTW I also ordered the Splash Guard for the manual as the pro was sold out. Here's to hoping it fits :P

[@PortlyGentleman]

Thank you I'm happy I could help 🍻 I'm thinking it'll fit you might have to make a custom hole to access the buttons. Let me know how it works out I'm curious ?

[@tonygreen1517]

@@PortlyGentleman Update on the fit of the splash guard. It did not fit. The bolts on the top of the seamer that would line up on the stainless hinges are in a different place. If one were to redrill, there are a couple issues. One the pro seamer appears to be a little wider than the manual one. One could drill into the seamer top to use the existing holes in the splash guard but Im not wanting to do that. The other you called out, the hole in the side of the splash guard does not align with the buttons on the side. I went ahead and just preordered the right one, wrote this off as a loss and use a towel to keep me dry :)

[@MetalHeadBrewer]

Great video, how are you purging the cans for long term storage?

[@jeanclaudevomdeich4234]

Thanks for the review, love from Germany 🇩🇪👍🏻

[@PortlyGentleman]

Thank you

[@jonmccombs1711]

Great job, Love to see the steps you did tyo get it to work since the quality control seems to be weak. I agree that they need to step up. Where did you get the cans with your label?

[@PortlyGentleman]

I got them from grog tag I've actually got a short video on labeling coming out very very soon.

[@haunsfroehlingsdorf3382]

I checked out grog tag, curious what labels you went with and how you put them on. Thanks!

[@nicolassch23]

Hello thanks a lot for this! I wanted to ask you If the machine works with CDL can closures ?

[@batsball7810]

Amazing video 👏👏🍻🍻 what about labels? How you did yours??

[@woodshedbrewingco.481]

Im interested in seeing this. I ended up going with Oktober for my canner after reading conflicting reviews about the crimps needing adjusting. Some people said it was awesome out of the box and others struggled. Interested to see what your take is! Sláinte Bradley!

[@PortlyGentleman]

Hopefully my review answered some of your questions .I Hope you have a great weekend man 🍻🍻

[@woodshedbrewingco.481]

@@PortlyGentleman Very well done review Bradley! You pretty much hit on the issues I was worried about when I decided to pull the trigger on the Oktober canner. It is manual but I was concerned with the need for adjustment and at the time you had to buy only cans from Cannualar. Has that changed at all? Great job brother!!

[@PortlyGentleman]

@@woodshedbrewingco.481 I've actually been buying my cans from my local guy that seems to buy them in bulk from somewhere. They are not the official branded ones they work great. Definitely the adjustment can be difficult It's far easier than the original manual model

[@kord83]

It looks like that a lot of keglands products need some attention after buying. I have the glycol chiller that i had to chase leaks. Just got the grain mill that i had to play around to make that free spinning wheel spin free :)

[@michaelellis660]

Hi Portly Gentleman, Thanks for the great video, Ive been thinking of getting one and now I think I'm sold. You've canned a lot of beer would it be asking too much for a video on the whole process from keg or fermenter to the can. I cant find a video that has all the steps. Love the channel Thanks Mike.

[@PortlyGentleman]

Mike thanks for watching and for your support! I'm planning to do a complete canning video yes 😉

[@krislai6273]

Hi Bradly! Based on some research and your recommendation I bought the Cannular Semi Pro. I had a question for you. In the kegland video he says the Operation 1 arm is on the left, but according to the PDF manual for the Pro it's on the right side. Do you think if I used the paper measuring trick for both OP arms that would be acceptable? Appreciate the help/insight ahead of time!

[@THORFANG]

In your experience what is the most amount of cans you’ve sealed in 1 “sitting” and how long did it take

[@gazhugs]

Another quality video Bradley, looks a cracking machine, but you really shouldn't have to be tweaking it to get it to work 100% imo, that should surely be done in the factory...keep up the great content bud...

[@PortlyGentleman]

I would agree it definitely would have been nice if it would have been ready to go out of the box.

[@mrkevinfr6954]

Thanks for a good heads up dude,hahar am in Australia,& only just found this..(yeah I live under a rock ;€)

[@PortlyGentleman]

It’s an awesome machine 🍻

[@brucecampbell8355]

FYI, MoreBeer has a SKU (CAN115) that bundles the Cannular Pro, the splash guard, the power supply and crowler chuck. Everything you need!

[@PortlyGentleman]

Nice 🍻

[@michaelellis660]

What happened to your video about the cannular manual machine ?

[@smallbatchbrewingco5675]

Oh good, looking at getting this, Awesome :-)

[@PortlyGentleman]

Too cool well I hope my review was able to help 🍻

[@smallbatchbrewingco5675]

Portly Gentleman yep sure has 👌

[@TheBruSho]

I can only imagine the mess without that splash guard. But pretty cool product, thanks!

[@PortlyGentleman]

Thank you

[@timothybaker8922]

They may have corrected some of the issues you mentioned. I got mine pre-calibrated from the factory. It came with a test can that had been seamed.

[@PortlyGentleman]

That’s awesome and that’s the way it should be 💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@timothybaker8922]

​@@PortlyGentleman Only problem with the newer batches is the splash guard doesn't line up with the holes on the top! So you can't attach it. I contacted MoreBeer and they said a lot of people have the same issue. If it's not one thing it's another. Lot of problems with this China made crap.

[@davidsanchez814]

Awesome video, do you know if this machine can do sleek cans like the ones cold brew and seltzers come in?

[@PortlyGentleman]

I honestly don't know about that I would imagine so I would ask kegland directly

[@chrisz8532]

I just bought the manual version and 32 test cans in, I had just one can seal properly. At this rate, I should get around 10 cans in the fridge out of the 300 can box I purchased. I’m a fitter by trade but I’m struggling to set this thing up. I’ve watched several videos and read the manual. Time for a beer I think and have another try tomorrow. Anyone else having issues? 🍻

[@vinylwasp9429]

Thanks!

[@PortlyGentleman]

Thank you even more that means a lot. Truly appreciated 🍻🍻

[@vinylwasp9429]

@@PortlyGentleman I’ve been watching your series on the Brewtools B80pro so that’s a collective thanks for all your excellent content. Really appreciate your personality and high production values. 👍

[@CarlosPerez-ql4wz]

Great video. Do you think the pedestal could be adjusted to handle small 8 oz cans? I haven't been able to find any confirmation on that anywhere. Thanks so much.

[@PortlyGentleman]

I’m not quite sure I think there might be enough play to adjust it for a smaller can, honestly I have no real idea have you tried reaching out to someone at Kegland ?

[@silveraven1]

That’s kinda ridiculous that you gotta take it apart… thanks for the video. Hopefully they fixed this. Or have they not?

[@peterkap5521]

Gr8 Video, my question is where did u get your can labels?

[@PortlyGentleman]

www.grogtag.com/c/497/round-metal-sign. 🍻🍻🍻

[@j.ballsdeep420]

Mini-keg some water with a tiny bit of dish-soap to foam: Carbonate, pressurize, beer gun pressurized, boom. Same experience as beer but dry run with easy clean up

[@j.ballsdeep420]

For dialing in, obviously

[@barcharlie]

I'm very interested in the soda water canning. Did you store it and drink it later and if so was it still fresh and fizzy? Anything else you can tell me about canning soda water?

[@PortlyGentleman]

It works fine. It'll stay fresh for quite a while 🍻

[@ectricbrewking9915]

Awesome video did Kegland support you in any way ?

[@PortlyGentleman]

LOL not at all ... I'm fairly certain they do not know I exist 🍻🍻

[@chiheblamouri9439]

how to carbonate water ?

[@MrGmandrummer]

great review, i had one i havent used, do you know how to adjust the size of the can? from a tall boy to a 12 oz? thanks

[@PortlyGentleman]

It’s super simple just loose in the jamnut on the base of the pedestal adjust the pedestal to desired height and then we tighten the jamnut

[@valfeldman1531]

hello in switching from the 16oz to 32 crowler the adjustments got way messed up and now I can no longer seal 16oz or 32oz... any specific instructions for changing them over other then wasting cans on trial and error? all of the kegland videos are for the manual version and the right and left side instructions seem to be backwards. thanks!

[@PortlyGentleman]

That's the worst. I'm really sorry to hear that. I really want to try it out for 32s. I feel like that's the way to go. Some of the steps for adjustment might be different, but the overall process is the same for the semic .

[@chrisprice8406]

I recently bought one of these. I get some leaking, some not, there seems to be no indication. mostly good, but annoyingly some leaking cans, any suggestions? I'm using 330ml cans from Kegland as well....

[@janice51g]

Did you ever find a solution? Just curious. Im having issues as well. Id say half of what Im canning seals..the other leaks. Aggravating

[@qndln]

Is there another higher priced fully automatic system you would recommend? Something what would still fit the homebrewing quantity. Thanks for your reply! Cheers 🍻

[@PortlyGentleman]

There are other units on the market. I've heard pretty good things. I've not personally used one though.

[@qndln]

@@PortlyGentleman Thanks for the quick reply. 👍

[@scottl.6307]

Hey, just got my Pro, opened it up like you said, and the gearing is perfect. The gears are perfectly lined up. Perhaps yours got disturbed en route? Or maybe this video caused a QC by Kegland w/the manufacturing plant? Not sure

[@scottl.6307]

I’m still very appreciative of the piece of mind I have knowing it is right. Like the watershed guy said, there are some older conflicting comments about the Pro and I am willing to bet had they done the due diligence you did then encouraged us to their issues would have been resolved. Hand built fabrication is tough - sometimes shit goes wrong in a plant and the brand can’t check every single product being made on the line at a third party fab / machine shop.

[@PortlyGentleman]

@@scottl.6307 I think that kegland is improving their product very wise to listen to their customers you’re gonna love it

[@scottl.6307]

@@PortlyGentleman be great to talk directly some time. I’m tagging my hard cidery here so you can look us up if you like. Turns out we got a bunk power supply. I have the one for the old model, which I am in the process of returning as ours was defective or it’s just not meant for doing 40+ cans a session. I would have done 100+ in a session if it had let me #barnyardcidery @barnyardcidery

[@scottl.6307]

@barnyardcidery

[@j.ballsdeep420]

Looks like a middle-man branded DH Gate special

[@r0b123456789]

Have you tried any NON-kegland/can fresh cans? Oktober cans are way cheaper, but will they work in the cannular?

[@PortlyGentleman]

Absolutely I will work just fine 🍻

[@r0b123456789]

@@PortlyGentleman I wound up getting a cannular pro and a duofiller. Appreciate your videos!

[@TheFloaterjoe]

I love mine. I can't imagine using a lever hahah

[@PortlyGentleman]

Amen to that 🍻

[@huntergatherer7982]

Can it seam a 19.2 oz can? The only difference is height. A regular 16oz can is 6.19” and 19.2oz can is 7.405” . If not capable out of box, does it look easy enough to to make it work? Thanks a bunch.

[@PortlyGentleman]

I don’t think it should be a problem I would reach out to more beer or keg land ! If you wanna help me out let them know that you also spoke to me ?

[@daveg5607]

Hey Bradley, where do you get your can labels from?

[@PortlyGentleman]

www.grogtag.com/c/497/round-metal-sign

[@eliasplattner8270]

How fast is the cannular has anyone a example how many cans i can fill in like 5 min?

[@PortlyGentleman]

That depends. If you have help, I imagine you could get going at a pretty good rate easily

[@brewpilot8958]

Mine came adjusted right out of the box. I use the full aperture cans. How did you know the gear needed to be checked, was it grinding?

[@PortlyGentleman]

I'd say you got pretty lucky That's awesome that it came ready to go out of the box. I'm a pretty curious person I took it apart to see what was going on inside 🍻

[@tonygreen1517]

@@PortlyGentleman Mine was delivered also fully adjusted and working right out of the box. Only adjustment that was made was for height of the can. Like you, I did take it apart to verify the alignment of the motor to large plastic gear but that was in good order on mine.

[@PortlyGentleman]

That's awesome Nice to see that they're bringing up quality. I Miller called it out in my video because it's necessary to be honest. I also have the manual model which definitely wasn't fully adjusted. That plus all the other reviews out there floating around. I take my influence very seriously, want to make sure if you watch one of my videos and buy something based off of my thoughts you know what you're getting into.

[@myxedmusic7144]

What is the model for this automatic version? I can't seem to locate the model you have and I'm coming across the manual version.

[@PortlyGentleman]

It's called the pro

[@allmoneyin6942]

I was thinking of canning different cocktails like Margaritas would this work?

[@PortlyGentleman]

absolutely 💯🍻

[@Pazey1]

My Cannular pro just arrived and mine has a bit of play on the blue gear would you mind doing a video on it how you improved did you tear most of it down take all the blue gear off etc? Cheers Darryl

[@Pazey1]

My splashguard when trying to screw on top no where near lines up to screw down also did you have this problem?

[@PortlyGentleman]

I do not have a problem with the alignment I know some of them have had that lately. I would advise just drilling out those holes if you can

[@PortlyGentleman]

As far as tighten everything up I basically had to loosen up the entire motor and a few other bolts to get that blue gear to sit into the steel gear if that makes sense. It’s been quite a while since I’ve done it so I don’t fully remember.

[@Pazey1]

@@PortlyGentleman Thanks for the reply mate they have confirmed the problem. Regarding the gear play did you just make the metal gear go more into the blue to take away the slack? And do you remember taking the blue gear off the machine? Cheers mate

[@dreadskin1]

I'm having a nightmare getting this thing to work

[@RC-pz5jz]

Love cans but for home brew it’s bottles and kegs, surely. They’re reusable and don’t require expensive machinery. In a home brew sense, are there any advantages to cans other than light damage?

[@PortlyGentleman]

Honestly I'm no expert, light and being able to keep 100% of oxygen out are probably the biggest ones. I definitely find it easier to fill a couple cans quickly than I do to fill a couple bottles. I definitely get what you're saying about the cost for sure you are correct. I suppose it's good to have choice. We're all homebrewers ,We just don't all prefer the same methods or techniques.

[@RC-pz5jz]

Portly Gentleman yeah I do suspect the beer keeps better in cans, and certainly better for commercial breweries shipping round the country, purely as they’re so light weight compared to bottles. Anyway, I’m just jealous really, I’d love a canning machine in many ways. Cheers for posting 🍻

[@tonygreen1517]

@@RC-pz5jz One additional advantage which I have never experienced in either case on my own but have witnessed in a friends garage is the exploding bottle encounter. Cans give a lot of advanced warnings and if they were to go, youre not looking at shrapnel.

[@chrisz8532]

The cans cost more than the beer you put in them! The cans are super thin low quality aluminium with about a 30% fail rate.

[@PortlyGentleman]

With adjustment you should be able to get that down significantly I think 🍻

[@gurgy3]

Make your own splash guard from polycarbonate

[@PortlyGentleman]

Definitely an option 🍻

[@timheffernan3577]

Thanks for this. Rather shocking that it needs adjustment from the user.

[@PortlyGentleman]

The adjustment All that difficult to do, thankfully it seems like you won't need to do it once. I think for the difference in price it's more than worth a little bit of tinkering.

[@timheffernan3577]

@@PortlyGentleman I just think a company has an obligation to provide better QC.

[@PortlyGentleman]

I agree with that for sure !

[@JohnnyReverse]

so 100 for the power supply and 50 for the guard ? ugh

[@PortlyGentleman]

Pretty much or you can make your own power supply I’ve got a video showing that on the cheap. Or you can power it off of an 18 V drill battery or 20 V battery.

[@JohnnyReverse]

@@PortlyGentleman yeah i seen that kudos for that. leaning more towards an oktober ... i dunno. wish i could rent them and try for a month or so lol