Ethanol friendly jar closure

northy84

I was reading a discussion on homedistiller.org about the seals on Ball mason jars. Apparently the two-part lid gasket reacts with ethanol. But I read that nitrile doesn't. So... put the lid inside a nitrile glove? Powderless and latex free, obviously
Right? Or no?

bluc

Surprised nitrile was discussed. I thought ptfe was the only allowed synthetic on that forum. Having said that I have no issue with silicone or epdm. Epdm will stick components together though.. clamped tee section will take a bit of seperating... Others may have different ideas..
You can get a ainless lids fpr ball jars that come with silicone seals.
Note silicone needs to be 100% silicone not the stuff full of fillers they pass off as silicone..Last edited by bluc on Mon Oct 03, 2022 7:56 pm, edited 1 time in total.

northy84

Sure... I was thinking in a pinch.