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Date: 11 Oct 2006 15:34:06
From: Ben J Stewart
Subject: Mason jars for bottling?
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I'm about to brew my first batch in quite a while, and I am short on
bottles.
I want to try to use 32 oz mason (canning) jars -- Kerr, Ball, etc. What can
I say... I like my beer by the quart.
Will these work? Has anyone ever used them? I'm thinking it would be a heck
of a lot easier to clean them (as opposed to bottles), but I'm worried about
the carbonation blowing the seals or worse... jar bombs.
Thankee in advance.
Ben
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Date: 11 Oct 2006 15:54:35
From: The Artist Formerly Known as Kap'n Salty
Subject: Re: Mason jars for bottling?
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Ben J Stewart wrote:
> I'm about to brew my first batch in quite a while, and I am short on
> bottles.
>
> I want to try to use 32 oz mason (canning) jars -- Kerr, Ball, etc. What can
> I say... I like my beer by the quart.
>
> Will these work? Has anyone ever used them? I'm thinking it would be a heck
> of a lot easier to clean them (as opposed to bottles), but I'm worried about
> the carbonation blowing the seals or worse... jar bombs.
>
Canning jars are meant to hold a vacuum, not positive pressure. Instead,
use PET soda bottles. The beer won't last forever (these bottles are
somewhat oxygen permeable), but the bottles are cheap and available. Use
Google Groups to get previous discussions on using canning jars if you
need details.
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Date: 11 Oct 2006 20:46:35
From: John 'Shaggy' Kolesar
Subject: Re: Mason jars for bottling?
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On Wed, 11 2006 15:34:06 -0500, <ben.stewart@landsend.com > wrote:
> I'm about to brew my first batch in quite a while, and I am short on
> bottles.
>
> I want to try to use 32 oz mason (canning) jars -- Kerr, Ball, etc. What can
> I say... I like my beer by the quart.
>
> Will these work? Has anyone ever used them? I'm thinking it would be a heck
> of a lot easier to clean them (as opposed to bottles), but I'm worried about
> the carbonation blowing the seals or worse... jar bombs.
It's been discussed on here a few times in the past. The general
consensus is that the lids will not hold pressure (they are designed to
seal under vacuum, not positive internal pressure) and the carbonation
will just leak out. Even if they did seal, mason jars are not made to hold
pressure and would likely burst.
You can do a search on the group's old threads if you want, there are
several other people asking the same question going back a number of years.
John.
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Date: 11 Oct 2006 13:43:09
From: Denny Conn
Subject: Re: Mason jars for bottling?
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Ben J Stewart wrote:
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> I'm about to brew my first batch in quite a while, and I am short on
> bottles.
>
> I want to try to use 32 oz mason (canning) jars -- Kerr, Ball, etc. What can
> I say... I like my beer by the quart.
>
> Will these work? Has anyone ever used them? I'm thinking it would be a heck
> of a lot easier to clean them (as opposed to bottles), but I'm worried about
> the carbonation blowing the seals or worse... jar bombs.
They aren't meant to hold that kind of pressure. I wouldn't do it.
------------ >Denny
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Date: 12 Oct 2006 19:54:49
From: mike g
Subject: Re: Mason jars for bottling?
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Ben J Stewart wrote:
> I'm about to brew my first batch in quite a while, and I am short on
> bottles.
>
> I want to try to use 32 oz mason (canning) jars -- Kerr, Ball, etc. What can
> I say... I like my beer by the quart.
>
> Will these work? Has anyone ever used them? I'm thinking it would be a heck
> of a lot easier to clean them (as opposed to bottles), but I'm worried about
> the carbonation blowing the seals or worse... jar bombs.
>
> Thankee in advance.
>
> Ben
I bottled a portion of a batch of mild ale in pints last year- it
seemed to work. However, the carbonation was maybe 2.0- 2.5 volumes
and I drank them fairly quickly. I don't know that I would worry about
leakage - there is a mechanical clamp against a rubber seal, sort of
like a domestic screw bottle cap. The glass may be a bit thinner than
the average bottle, and the diameter is certainly greater. You could
try one jar for the heck of it, I would carbonate it in a cooler or
some container. After carbonating, chill it cold and keep it there, I
think CO2 exerts less pressure at colder temps.
I have recently taken to re-using budweiser and other screw-cap
bottles. I save the original cap and just twist it back on the bottle.
I have used this successfully for several batches. (You just have to
remember not to pry the caps off).
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Date: 14 Oct 2006 00:21:00
From: Lee
Subject: Re: Mason jars for bottling?
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I used them for a batch that I wanted to be "cool".
I noticed that the ones I put in the fridge after bottling held just
fine, but the extra pressure caused by the gas trying to come out of
solution caused the lids to bulge on the ones I bottled and put in the
corner. They held, but only marginally. Some of them leaked slightly
when carelessly transported, although they still had head on them.
None of the jars burst.
I'd do it again, but only if I were planning to keep them all cold.
Lee
Ben J Stewart wrote:
> I'm about to brew my first batch in quite a while, and I am short on
> bottles.
>
> I want to try to use 32 oz mason (canning) jars -- Kerr, Ball, etc. What can
> I say... I like my beer by the quart.
>
> Will these work? Has anyone ever used them? I'm thinking it would be a heck
> of a lot easier to clean them (as opposed to bottles), but I'm worried about
> the carbonation blowing the seals or worse... jar bombs.
>
> Thankee in advance.
>
> Ben
>
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