Can you bottle in canning jars?

[rodmanxxx]

I'm just wondering if you think it is possible to bottle beer in canning jars, crank the lid on real tight. Reason is Canada customs seems to like my beer, so I'm thinking if I send to my friends there in Canada, I might be able to pull a fast one on em. I guess I will try one pint next bottling day, but was wondering if anyone has any thoughts...

[Stevie]

Canning jars are designed to hold a vacuum not pressure. One bump and the co2 erupts spewing out the seal.

[Jimmy K]

They are not really designed to hold pressure inside, but maybe.

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[rodmanxxx]

Good points, I guess I will do a 1 pint test next time, and shake it up a bit to see what happens.

[rjharper]

They don't seal well enough with positive pressure. I've tried to use them as pseudo growlers in the past; fill a couple of pints, take to a party, remove lid, instant pint... Turned into a leaky foamy mess in my bag 

[dkfick]

Maybe try a cola bottle with the label still on?  Honest it's only pepsi...

[rodmanxxx]

They don't seal well enough with positive pressure. I've tried to use them as pseudo growlers in the past; fill a couple of pints, take to a party, remove lid, instant pint... Turned into a leaky foamy mess in my bag 

Thanks Ross, is good to know that it was tried and failed.

[rodmanxxx]

Maybe try a cola bottle with the label still on?  Honest it's only pepsi...

Good idea, glass soda bottle, maybe Canada Dry

[dkfick]

Maybe try a cola bottle with the label still on?  Honest it's only pepsi...

Good idea, glass soda bottle, maybe Canada Dry

Why bother with a glass bottle... Plastic bottles are lighter and ship better.

[rodmanxxx]

Maybe try a cola bottle with the label still on?  Honest it's only pepsi...

Good idea, glass soda bottle, maybe Canada Dry

Why bother with a glass bottle... Plastic bottles are lighter and ship better.

Are you saying i can just put the twist-on cap back on a plastic bottle? Never used plastic but like the idea,

[dkfick]

Yeah you can do exactly that.  Though you would want to clean both or your beer might taste like pop ;-)

You can even buy amber plastic bottles from most homebrew supply stores (though they look like big plastic beer bottles so they won't work for something like this).

[rodmanxxx]

Yeah you can do exactly that.  Though you would want to clean both or your beer might taste like pop ;-)

You can even buy amber plastic bottles from most homebrew supply stores (though they look like big plastic beer bottles so they won't work for something like this).

Thanks, i will give this a try with the plastic bottles

[erockrph]

Yeah you can do exactly that.  Though you would want to clean both or your beer might taste like pop ;-)

You can even buy amber plastic bottles from most homebrew supply stores (though they look like big plastic beer bottles so they won't work for something like this).

Actually, they would probably work pretty well if you slap a homemade root beer label on them...

[dkfick]

Yeah you can do exactly that.  Though you would want to clean both or your beer might taste like pop ;-)

You can even buy amber plastic bottles from most homebrew supply stores (though they look like big plastic beer bottles so they won't work for something like this).

Actually, they would probably work pretty well if you slap a homemade root beer label on them...

Heh yeah that's not a bad idea ;-)

[gmac]

What's the problem?  I've shipped beer south but never back home. But I am surprised you had that much of an issue.