brianmp
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I have a simple question about bottling - I just bottled a hard apple cider on the 25th and didn't have enough wine bottles, so I used an old glass peanut butter jar with a metal screw-on lid. As I carried it to my basement, it started to leak a little so I put a plastic bag over it with a rubber band to avoid getting oxygen in it (I think that's a bad thing, but not sure).
I picked it up the next day and as I pressed on the sides of the lid, some CO2 gas escaped so I know oxygen can get in. I now have a wine bottle I can use and am wondering if I would harm anything if I just simply transferred the cider from the jar to the wine bottle. If it comes into contact with oxygen, is it going to affect how long I can age it or will there be no effect? Thanks... I just didn't want to ruin a perfectly good 30oz or so of cider...
I picked it up the next day and as I pressed on the sides of the lid, some CO2 gas escaped so I know oxygen can get in. I now have a wine bottle I can use and am wondering if I would harm anything if I just simply transferred the cider from the jar to the wine bottle. If it comes into contact with oxygen, is it going to affect how long I can age it or will there be no effect? Thanks... I just didn't want to ruin a perfectly good 30oz or so of cider...