stove top pasteurization and bottle caps

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UnionMan

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I just attempted to pastuerize my first batch of cider. When I pulled Tue bottles from the water, the caps went from being concave to convex. Is it normal for the heat to distend the caps or is this not normal?

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These are the distended caps


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This is before heat was applied
 

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