Re: 8 Litre Kilner Jars at Gee Tee's
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 8:54 amYHB wrote:Rubber will perish in contact with alcohol liquid or fumes, it does not matter whether it is gin or not.
When I say perish it shrivels up and dries out, this is because of some of the constituents of the rubber leaching into the alcohol.
I have seen a rubber ball suspended above some 95% in a sealed jar, it dried out and basically was crumbly, the plasticisers had gone somewhere, presumably into the spirits, I am not saying the rubber of that ball was the same as the rubber in your jar, but who knows.
If you want to use it then that is your call but I get a bit twitchy when I see people being told it is safe, when really we do not know. HD may be over the top but they are only thinking of you.
I am not disagreeing with you. Yes indeed - the rubber will eventually perish. It depends on how "long term" long term is.
The glass is always half full and at the same time half empty.
Half full...
I don't think [haven't investigated ] there has been any published negative information about rubber [but we all know it can have a funny taste ] and we have had it for years.
Also it would be fair to expect the one supplied with the jars is 'food safe'.
Half empty...
There is a big rush to use everything silicon - but we don't know about its long-term effects. History tells us everything that glitters is not gold.
At the end of the day you takes your chance I guess.