Canning Wort

I got a pressure canner and canned some wort for starters the other day, and took some pictures to illustrate the process. Anyone care to take a look at it and see if I made any grievous mistakes?

http://www.emmdeeess.net/2010/05/canning-wort-for-easy-starters/

Ignore the rest of the site, it's just a test wordpress thing I set up to play around with.

It looks fine, I only do one thing slightly different, and that is not tightening the jars until the boil is done and the pressure is down (but the jars are still hot). That's just the way I was taught to pressure-can.

Also the best way to make the wort for storage is to just salvage out of your kettle after boiling/chilling/racking a batch of a light-colored beer. I like to collect all the wort left over with the break and hops, and filter it in a funnel with a dishrag. It filters slow, but comes out crystal clear. I then add water if needed for gravity, then sterilize.

I think your directions look spot on - this is the way I have done it for years with great success! Finger-tight is the method I use as well - just barely tight enough that the lids are making contact with the jar. Good job!

dan

Feel free to compare with my sig, but I don't see any mistakes.