On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 07:18:46 GMT, "Tom S"
wrote:

desertphile@hot mail. com (Desertphile, American Patriot) wrote in message
...

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.

I did not think of those things. Humm. I have some bottles that
have ceramic stoppers, with a Mason jar-like wire assembly that
seats the stopper hard up against the bottle's mouth with a rubber
gasket. I suppose I could save the Mason jars for moonshine, and
use the bottles for wine.

Why bother? Bottles aren't that expensive, and they're reusable.

I asked because I have Mason jars and do not have bottles. :-) I
live on a remote cattle ranch, going for supplies one day a month.

Yah know, if I could figure out how to turn horse shit into wine,
I'd be a billionaire.

Tom S

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