mason jar lids

[Swedish Pride]

Maybe don't use it for long time ageing

Or at least close it properly after tasting.

Rough guestimating 40%loss in 13 months

[NormandieStill]

Funny. I'm testing using coffee filters as gaskets for flip-top lids on glass jars. I've never monitored losses too closely before, but I'm seeing some major drop in volume and abv in only 5 months of ageing.

[TwoSheds]

Maybe don't use it for long time ageing IMG20240915194711.jpg

Or at least close it properly after tasting.

Rough guestimating 40%loss in 13 months

But how's it taste?

[samwell]

Maybe don't use it for long time ageing IMG20240915194711.jpg

Or at least close it properly after tasting.

Rough guestimating 40%loss in 13 months

Pretty cool experiment, swede…

I suspect the same effects would happen in your keg as well just in different proportions.

[Swedish Pride]

Maybe don't use it for long time ageing IMG20240915194711.jpg

Or at least close it properly after tasting.

Rough guestimating 40%loss in 13 months

But how's it taste?

Not great, reckon that's more about the cuts than the lid though.

Also down to 58%from 75%

[Swedish Pride]

Maybe don't use it for long time ageing IMG20240915194711.jpg

Or at least close it properly after tasting.

Rough guestimating 40%loss in 13 months

Pretty cool experiment, swede…

I suspect the same effects would happen in your keg as well just in different proportions.

Hope to loose less in the kegs, else I need to cap them properly after s bit

[Bee]

Maybe don't use it for long time ageing IMG20240915194711.jpg

Or at least close it properly after tasting.

Rough guestimating 40%loss in 13 months

But how's it taste?

I used coffee filters for lids for several months and it ended up tasting weak with no good odor. No alcohol flavor. I had to add some headsier fraction from a different run to it.

[BigTravOz]

My 2 cents worth.

I do a lot of pickling and every mason jar that I have had in the last 15 years is a one and done. Vinegar will break down the seal and eat through the lid in around three years personally I don’t know what they changed but what they used when I was a kid was much better and far more impervious than what is used nowadays. I now specifically try to source jars that have a separate rim lid and no white plastic on the underside of the lid. PVC is extremely toxic, no ifs,buts or maybes.