So, yeah, BOIL the wort, THEN can it

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I somehow missed the part where you gotta boil the sort before you can it for future use. below you see the result after just 6 days. Glad I checked it, cause it coulda got nasty..I wish I had frozen this instead of canning. Next time I will boil it tho, then can.

 

[rycov]

Damn. that would be bad. swmbo would have kicked you out of the kitchen forever!

 

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Yeah. I kicked myself outta there, cause I hate cleaning the kitchen. Too many nooks and crannies. Basement floor is so much easier to mess up and mop up..

 

[Beerrific]

You canned it under pressure and then stuff started growing in it? Proper pressure canning should kill everything.

 

[beerman1957]

Maybe the lids got contaminated?

 

[runningweird]

From the post I am guessing OP just put it in jars and stored it. no boiling at all.

pressure canning is the way to go.

 

[hoppymonkey]

Be careful. Now the the pressure will be positive instead of negative. I bottled some wort in a canner and now have a nasty scar to show for it.( 12 stitches)

 

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Can't believe how crappy those photos are. $500 phone and the photos look like they came from a disposable $5 camera. Pisses me off. Prolly user error, tho for $500 you wouldn't figure that should happen.

 

[beerman1957]

I think the photos are fine.

 

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So I don't have to boil it? But I do have to pressure can it? Cause I just put it in the jar and when I went to put them in boiling water, they were sealed. So I thought I would be good.

 

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I think the photos are fine.

gracias. i'm married to pro fotog, and no picture is ever good enough

 

[Yooper]

So I don't have to boil it? But I do have to pressure can it? Cause I just put it in the jar and when I went to put them in boiling water, they were sealed. So I thought I would be good.

Right. You MUST pressure can wort. You must.

It's a low acid food, and a boiling water bath canning method that works for jam and high acid foods will NOT be sufficient to kill the botulism spores that can kill you. No kidding- this is very serious business. Improperly canned foods WILL kill. A blown up jar is nothing compared to injesting food improperly canned.

 

[Stauffbier]

So I don't have to boil it? But I do have to pressure can it? Cause I just put it in the jar and when I went to put them in boiling water, they were sealed. So I thought I would be good.

You have to put hot wort right out of the boil into jars that have been removed from boiling water and then seal them and put them back into boiling water and process for 15 minutes..

 

[Stauffbier]

Right. You MUST pressure can wort. You must.

It's a low acid food, and a boiling water bath canning method that works for jam and high acid foods will NOT be sufficient to kill the botulism spores that can kill you. No kidding- this is very serious business. Improperly canned foods WILL kill. A blown up jar is nothing compared to injesting food improperly canned.

I guess I'm learning something new tonight as well with the pressure canning then...

 

[Stankonia]

Check this out if you want to can wort for starters.

Basic Brewing

 

[Yooper]

You have to put hot wort right out of the boil into jars that have been removed from boiling water and then seal them and put them back into boiling water and process for 15 minutes..

No, you must pressure can wort. Not a boiling water bath. This is deadly serious business.

 

[Stauffbier]

No, you must pressure can wort. Not a boiling water bath. This is deadly serious business.

Thanks Yooper! I would have likely killed myself a long time ago if not for people like you that are better educated than I am about certain things! Now I have an excuse to get a pressure canning set-up!

 

[sonex]

No, you must pressure can wort. Not a boiling water bath. This is deadly serious business.

you need to purchase a pressure caner to can wort make sure you purchase one large enough to fit tie size and number of jars you want to can per batch.

 

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I think u can stack jars in the canner. At least I think I remember my mom doing that with vegetables.

Anybody know?

 

[Yooper]

I think u can stack jars in the canner. At least I think I remember my mom doing that with vegetables.

Anybody know?

If you have the right kind of canner, you certainly can. But you can't stack quart jars, only pint jars.

 

[logdrum]

If you have the right kind of canner, you certainly can. But you can't stack quart jars, only pint jars.

You can if you have an:All American Pressure Canner 930 30 Quart

-d

 

[muthafuggle]

You can if you have an:All American Pressure Canner 930 30 Quart

-d

Good, sweet Jeebus on roller skates that thing is huge! And expensive! And where the hell am I going to keep it, because now I want one...

 

[logdrum]

Good, sweet Jeebus on roller skates that thing is huge! And expensive! And where the hell am I going to keep it, because now I want one...

They make one bigger, too! I bought mine many years ago for another project when they were somewhat cheaper, still works like a charm, almost all of the parts are replaceable. I keep mine in the basement when not in use.

-d

 

[Snowhere]

Slightly off topic but if you freeze the final runnings from mashing and then boil it when you go to use it, I assume your fine. Right?

I am assumeing the botulism threat is for wort kept at room temperature in an anaerobic condition?

 

[BBL_Brewer]

Slightly off topic but if you freeze the final runnings from mashing and then boil it when you go to use it, I assume your fine. Right?

I am assumeing the botulism threat is for wort kept at room temperature in an anaerobic condition?

Yup, that will work just fine.

 

[tesilential]

Yup, that will work just fine.

Remember to leave headspace in the jars. I filled to the top and of course the jar cracked.

 

[thatfatbastard]

Let's pretend that I'm your standard, straight, American male. How do I go about learning to pressure can wort (or anything else for that matter, I suppose)?

Also, aside from the actual pressure canner and jars and what-not, what else do I need?

Am I going to kill myself or send shrapnel flying across the kitchen while I steam clean my face?

 

[Yooper]

Let's pretend that I'm your standard, straight, American male. How do I go about learning to pressure can wort (or anything else for that matter, I suppose)?

Also, aside from the actual pressure canner and jars and what-not, what else do I need?

Am I going to kill myself or send shrapnel flying across the kitchen while I steam clean my face?

If you can make beer, pressure canning will be a piece of cake!

The canner comes with an excellent manual, with the first few pages with all of the WARNINGS THIS CAN BE DANGERIOUS stuff. That must be read, though!

Checking the seal and making sure it's in good shape and holding the canner's lid up to the light to make sure the blow off tube is clean and open are the only two things you really have to do. Otherwise, the instructions will tell you how much water to put in, and how to work the pressure gauge. it's really easy.

 

[thatfatbastard]

Thanks for the quick reply Yooper.

I have been thinking about this for awhile, it would be great to make a big batch of wort and then make individual starter sized jars from it.

My mom was visiting over the holidays and I mentioned her old canner that I remembered from my youth. She said I could have it (of course I have to dig it out of the shed), but it probably won't still have the instructions. I'm sure I can use my Google-fu to figure it out.

I have seen mention of having to buy replacement lids for each time you can. Is that right?

 

[Brewskii]

Thanks for the quick reply Yooper.

I have been thinking about this for awhile, it would be great to make a big batch of wort and then make individual starter sized jars from it.

My mom was visiting over the holidays and I mentioned her old canner that I remembered from my youth. She said I could have it (of course I have to dig it out of the shed), but it probably won't still have the instructions. I'm sure I can use my Google-fu to figure it out.

I have seen mention of having to buy replacement lids for each time you can. Is that right?

Yes... The gasket material is designed to flow when hot to allow the gas from the jar contents to vent when boiling under pressure.
There not expensive... Re- use the rings... Buy new lids each time