Using Ball or Mason canning jars for high capacity bottling?

[Brewzilla]

Is it possible to viably bottle and seal beer in canning jars...say 1qt size? They seem to seal well by hand.


Thanks...

 

[SteveM]

I would be concerned about the pressure build up - I believe the narrow bottle necks help to contain carbonation pressure.

 

[El Pistolero]

Is it possible to viably bottle and seal beer in canning jars...say 1qt size? They seem to seal well by hand.


Thanks...

No...they're designed to hold a vacuum, not internal pressure. The beer won't carb in a canning jar.

 

[david_42]

Even if you could crank the lids down tight enough to seal, as EP points out they are not designed to hold pressure and will probably explode.

Get a bunch of champagne bottles. Most of the time you can cap them with a standard capper. This is the perfect time of year to as a local hotel about saving them. Or just plan some dumpster diving on the 1st!