Super cheap mason jar vacuum sealing for hop storage

[philjohnwilliams]

Being the immense tightwad that I am, I have been searching for a wallet friendly system for vacuum sealing hops in mason jars so I can take advantage of the cost benefits of buying in bulk. recently I came across this http://www.salad-in-a-jar.com/famil...k-salad-in-a-jar-for-less-than-6-plus-a-video and gave it a try. I already had all the parts on hand, so the cost to me was $0. my only modification is that after I have a seal, I place a second (unperforated) lid over the first then screw down a retaining ring over both of them. I figure that if the tape valve gives up this may help to maintain a good seal.

edit: I actually used duct tape instead of electrical and it worked just as well.

 

[Transamguy77]

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Here is that same pump and those are adapters for mason jar lids, I found an article a few years ago that showed using mason jars. I have been doing this for a few years now and works great.

That's a good idea if you don't have the adapters. Nice tip. Thanks.