Has anyone out there in the "brewasphere" had any experience with home canning (mason jars, lids, canning pots, etc.) with respect to malt extract?
I buy a basic light diastatic malt from a local wholesaler in a 5 gal. pail format that I use in place of sugar/as the basis for a basic beer/or in the making of partial mash-partial malt extract brews.
I have found it very versatile but the format is a real B-word to work with (takes up lots of fridge room, messy to measure or weigh, messy to put in brewpot, just messy messy messy). While helping my girlfriend with her last tomato canning batch, I got the idea that it might be a good idea to break down the next pail I buy into standard 1 or 2L canning jars right off the bat for more manageable quantities, standard measurements for recipe formulation & reproducability, less mess, less waste, long term storabilty, etc.
Any thoughts? Anyone ever tried tried this?
I buy a basic light diastatic malt from a local wholesaler in a 5 gal. pail format that I use in place of sugar/as the basis for a basic beer/or in the making of partial mash-partial malt extract brews.
I have found it very versatile but the format is a real B-word to work with (takes up lots of fridge room, messy to measure or weigh, messy to put in brewpot, just messy messy messy). While helping my girlfriend with her last tomato canning batch, I got the idea that it might be a good idea to break down the next pail I buy into standard 1 or 2L canning jars right off the bat for more manageable quantities, standard measurements for recipe formulation & reproducability, less mess, less waste, long term storabilty, etc.
Any thoughts? Anyone ever tried tried this?