Bottling EdWorts Apfelwein ?

[Hoggy]

I will be ready to bottle up a batch of this soon. I just scored a bunch of mason jars from my father in-law. Any issues with bottling in mason jars? I will not be carbonating. -Thanks

 

[llazy_llama]

If you aren't carbonating, I see no reason why mason jars wouldn't work. Good thought, plus it adds to our moonshine mystique.

 

[BlindLemonLars]

I've never tried it, but I would worry about maintaining a good seal. Mason jars are designed to seal under vacuum pressure, which you won't have. If anything, you'll have positive pressure from residual fermentation.

 

[mr_goodwrench]

If you're not planning on carbing, you might want to get some campden tablets to stop the fermentation. I bottled my last batch in the gallon bottles that the juice came in. After roughly a week, there was a substantial amount of pressure buildup. I relieved the pressure last night. I am not sure what kind of internal pressure mason jars are designedto hold.

 

[Hoggy]

Some good points. Maybe I will try a couple of jars to see how it goes. I thought that if it worked that it would be kind of cool to bottle this stuff in some of those pint drinking jars with the handles.

 

[Teddi Brewski]

Why does everyone assume he's not carbing? Carb away, I've got a Sunny Delight
Amarillo IPA in a mason jar right now and I'm sure it'll be fizzy and good in a week.
Dose with your priming sugar and bonappetit!

 

[Teddi Brewski]

Addendum...I've tried it both ways and like "EdWort's" apfelwein better mitt a nice schvitz!

 

[llazy_llama]

Why does everyone assume he's not carbing?

I will not be carbonating. -Thanks

Gee, I can't imagine why we think that Hoggy isn't carbonating.

 

[BlindLemonLars]

Why does everyone assume he's not carbing? Carb away, I've got a Sunny Delight
Amarillo IPA in a mason jar right now and I'm sure it'll be fizzy and good in a week.

Well for one thing, he stated that he's not carbing!

Bad idea BTW, carbing in a glass container that's not designed to hold pressure. Have you got some safety glasses?

 

[PavlovsCat]

I split a batch of EWs Apfelwein, half still, half carbed. The bottles that I wanted carbed, I put 3 carb tabs/12 oz bottle. At one point when I was short of bottles, I used the original Mott's juice bottle with the appropriate amount of tabs for 1 gallon. There was still enough head space at the top. Last time I checked the bottle was very taut. Thank God for plastic.