Mason Jar Bomb- A Warning

[wyfbane]

Dang. I just used some quart jars this past weekend. Prior to that I was using pints. I will have to watch out for that.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

And 2 4oz jars that sealed to the point I had to use a bottle opener to pop the tops off

I use one of these to get the seals off of the jars that have bonded well.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Wow. A shotgun experience!
For l/t storage one could puncture the lid with an icepick and then scotch tape over the hole. If pressure builds up too much, it'll break through the tape instead of breaking the jar.

 

[Cliff_K]

@cosmic and JP, both of those are good ideas, I'll have to give it a try thanks.

 

[alexnorth]

I hope the smoking experience was worth it!

 

[didimauw]

Cosmic WOULD have a tool for opening jars... :puffpipe:

 

[stranger]

Wow! I've always heard that tobacco can be dangerous!

 

[huntertrw]

Aged Wessex Gold Brick - it's the bomb!

 

[ashdigger]

Instead of the FDA, should we be worried about the ATF?

 

[bigpond]

Yikes! Pretty solid argument in favor of vacuum packing in mylar bags.

 

[gloucesterman]

I would suspect it's a volume issue. 10 bricks will outgas a lot and a gallon jar has plenty of space for that pressure to build up in. I had a single bar aging in a quart jar that I recently opened without that happening. Many people feel that there is some fermentation happening within the plug or brick itself. If true that would explain the pressurization. Multiply that by 10 and your results would seem reasonable. I think you could claim that aged tobacco to be a "Blast".

 

[huntertrw]

Quick, call the Fire Department, beefeater33 just opened another jar of Wessex Gold Brick Virginia Plug!