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Anyone tried using these (minus the silicon bits) to top their mason jars for aging?

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I don't know much about bamboo - would that flavour the product? Would that let the Angel's Share out?

Sadly they're US only, so I can't try them out. But they look interesting.

Mikey-moo wrote:Anyone tried using these (minus the silicon bits) to top their mason jars for aging?

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I don't know much about bamboo - would that flavour the product? Would that let the Angel's Share out?

Sadly they're US only, so I can't try them out. But they look interesting.

They do ship to the UK, but very costly,
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Mikey-moo,

I have no idea about the color or flavor a bamboo lid would add to your jars.

But, bamboo is a monocot (single seed leaf) plant without heart wood. It grows with a hollow core and the fibers are longitudinal. With that, I believe they are "open fibers" which would allow passage of volatiles out of the jars as well as "breathing" into the jars.

Bamboo is a premier construction material because of its renewal...it grows quickly and when properly dried, is a stable wood with durable, decorative finish. The "long fiber" growth makes it straight without "knots".

Those jars lids certainly look attractive and are reasonably priced. But, I hesitate to speculate (rhyming here) that they'd be effective for your intended purpose. But with the cost, buy a couple and try....then you'll know....for the "rest of us".
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These lids look very cool. One thing that might be an issue is that it looks like there is some lamination on the Lids. This probably would mean there is glue of some sort involved in the production process. Not necessarily a good thing to have in your drink.

Hmmm good point re the adhesive... I'll stick with ptfe.

Cheers!

Mikey moo - I got a "pop-up" saying "you can buy our stuff through Amazon uk" - Cane is pretty hard and is used as a cooking pot in "Ray Mears" type programmes. Pretty dear though at $20 for 3 and the only review is pretty poor !

wood good glue bad

Also... the lids have a silicone gasket... which I assume is the white liner on the bottom of the lid. Those could be replaced with ptfe or maybe removed but there is the glue issue again