Tom S wrote:

desertphile@hot mail. com (Desertphile, American Patriot) wrote in message
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Rather than bottles with corks, would Mason jars work for the
finished product?

Yeah, they'll _work_ - but the metal lid is susceptible to corrosion from
the acid in wine, and that'll affect the flavor. Also, it's difficult to
get the headspace small enough.

Regarding headspace, you could remove a lot of the air from the jar when
you close it. They've got little devices designed to do exactly this. One
end fits over the middle-piece of the normal two-piece-ring and the other
end is a vacuum tube that you either connect to a pump or suck on manually.
Basicly, it sucks the air out, and then releases the lid piece down into place.
(If you're in the US, Walmart carries them.)

That said, I don't recommend bottling in mason jars. I doubt they're
as resistant to pressure buildup as champagne bottles are. You could have
some glass grenades on your hand.

-- WB