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Ebay Mason Jars

Postby HMRCinspector » Sat Oct 22, 2016 6:55 pm

Just a heads up guys, 288 8 Oz mason jars... hopefully I will buy them, if anyone else he is closer to Leicester than me and intends to bid for them shout loudly...

If I do get them and peeps are interested in having a few dozen they can be collected or posted out, I will check out the cost of new ones just in case these are not the bargain they appear to be.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/232120690270
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Re: Ebay Mason Jars

Postby Benoit » Sat Oct 22, 2016 7:53 pm

You know they're really small don't you? Like less than 200ml?
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Re: Ebay Mason Jars

Postby HMRCinspector » Sat Oct 22, 2016 8:39 pm

Benoit wrote:You know they're really small don't you? Like less than 200ml?


Well I thought I would collect in 100mls and put a coffee filter paper on top, help the ageing process, might have to poke a few holes in the lids, I have lots of larger glass for the strip runs and many bottles for the finished products. 288 Jars will hold a lot of grog... :)
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Re: Ebay Mason Jars

Postby Benoit » Sat Oct 22, 2016 8:55 pm

That's fine, it helps you to get used to the cuts you want for your drink by taking smaller samples...I was just checking you had seen the size as most people want the 1 litre jars. Once you have decided on the cuts you want to keep most folks will chuck them into a big jar again for aging with some wood. Eventually you will get to trust your nose & taste buds, I find I only go back to the small jars if it's a new recipe
I only had a quick glance at the listing but are they a solid top? If you need a large batch of jars then go for it, I think the seller is pulling a bit of a fast one calling them mason jars though...they seem to be regular old jars from the pics
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Re: Ebay Mason Jars

Postby Easydrinker » Sun Oct 23, 2016 4:18 am

Looks like a bunch of ex Mustard jars to me. ???

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Re: Ebay Mason Jars

Postby HMRCinspector » Sun Oct 23, 2016 6:12 am

Thanks for the input Guys... appreciated

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Re: Ebay Mason Jars

Postby Mash » Sun Oct 23, 2016 7:33 am

Now look what you gone and done.....

Something for the moonshine connoisseur

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/16oz-Ball-Mas ... SwnFZXWI~9
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Re: Ebay Mason Jars

Postby Curmudgeon » Sun Oct 23, 2016 7:39 am

LOL I saw a red wine glass type upper thing that fits so a whole bottle becomes a glass. Now that's the gear.

edit : imagine the guys on another forum if I said I connected them with rubber and not htpe :)
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Re: Ebay Mason Jars

Postby spot » Sun Oct 30, 2016 4:51 pm

The jars were a useful nudge onto eBay, thank you. I ended up finding a dozen half gallon wide-lid glass pickle jars at £3-and-a-bit each, there are several sellers offering them below £40. Just what I needed.
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Re: Ebay Mason Jars

Postby inspector gadget » Sun Oct 30, 2016 7:59 pm

spot wrote:The jars were a useful nudge onto eBay, thank you. I ended up finding a dozen half gallon wide-lid glass pickle jars at £3-and-a-bit each, there are several sellers offering them below £40. Just what I needed.


most welcome... I havent followed up on the jars as I have just bought three more 2 litre swing lid kilner jars
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Re: Ebay Mason Jars

Postby gaza the instructor » Sun Oct 30, 2016 9:18 pm

Is that a screw down lid?
If so have they got any pint ones?
Will stop others drinking my pint
during dart matches ;D
Rather have a full bottle in front of me
than a full frontal lobotomy
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Re: Ebay Mason Jars

Postby Easydrinker » Mon Oct 31, 2016 4:27 am

That does depend upon how fast you throw them!
The darts, not the pints. :D
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