Mason Jars?

HeyBoy · Mar 17, 2008

How would they work for bottling?

SuperiorBrew · Mar 17, 2008

They wont seal

Donasay · Mar 17, 2008

this question gets asked quite frequently, don't do it you will have flat beer that O2 can get at. Use the mason jars as glasses if you want that effect.

Redweasel · Mar 17, 2008

Don't even try. My first brew attempt several years back with no education and a Mr. Beer kit was bottled in mason jars. Needless to say it did not work. I now feel quite idiotic for even trying it.

jcb317 · Mar 17, 2008

Mason jars are designed to work in vacuum. When you put pressure in them (CO2 expanding) the lids blow outward and they leak.

HeyBoy · Mar 18, 2008

jcb317 said:
Mason jars are designed to work in vacuum. When you put pressure in them (CO2 expanding) the lids blow outward and they leak.

Good point, I didn't even think about that. Thanks guys! You saved a batch of Golden Path Hefeweizen from certain doom!

Cheers!

-J

john from dc · Mar 18, 2008

they're great for storing yeast though, i wish i had more.

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