Hillbilly Bottling

[Lufah]

The last time I made mead I split off a little bit and added Blackberrys to it. It was only about a liter so I really didn’t want to rack it again to get it off the berrys. So strait to bottles it went. I usually bottle everything in beer bottles, but this seemed like more fun.



Tastes pretty good. Defiantly needs to age for a while, but seeming good so far.

[Thirsty Mallard]

Nicely done! Looks tasty too...

Did you do anything to try and make it more air-tight (ie: plastic wrap under the lid) or did you just hand tighten the crap out of it?

[Lufah]

I just hand tightened them. I flushed with CO2 before filling, so maybe that will help a bit.

[Ozbrewer]

Mason jars seal pretty well if you drop the lids in boiling water to heat them up a bit then srew them on, as they cool the will be good and tight....unlike a hillbillys little sister

[Ragde!]

drill a 1/2 in hole and put a tire valve in it and you could put it under a small amount of CO2 like the redneck carbonator caps.

[Steelers&Beer]

well done! i think that is great.

[mfischer2]

Hey, I have a set of crystal glasses from my grannie that look just like those!

[Bugeater]

Since it's not carbonated, this should work great. The tip about softening the rubber ring on the lid in hot water is a good idea.

Wayne
Bugeater Brewing Company