Prep Genrl re canning juice.

[nomifyle]

I ordered three cases of 6 oz bottles of pineapple juice. It was discounted so I'm thinking its close to or past the best buy date. I want to re can the juice in pint jars, so to cans should fit in each pint jar.

My thinking is that I should get the juice hot and then put it in the jars. Water bath for how long?

 

[SouthernBreeze]

Judy, is the juice already in glass bottles? You said it was in 6 oz bottles, but you might have misspoke.

I've never water bath canned any of my fruit juice that I save for making jelly. I just bring the juice to a good boil, pour into the jars, and seal. The jars seal as the juice cools. That's probably not the recommended way, though.

 

[summerthyme]

I ordered three cases of 6 oz bottles of pineapple juice. It was discounted so I'm thinking its close to or past the best buy date. I want to re can the juice in pint jars, so to cans should fit in each pint jar.

My thinking is that I should get the juice hot and then put it in the jars. Water bath for how long?

You should only need 5 minutes in the water bath, *once it's back to a rolling boil*. You can shorten the time it will take by bringing the juice to a simmer before pouring it into jars, then immediately putting the hot jars into *hot* water in the canner.

Summerthyme

 

[SouthernBreeze]

You should only need 5 minutes in the water bath, *once it's back to a rolling boil*. You can shorten the time it will take by bringing the juice to a simmer before pouring it into jars, then immediately putting the hot jars into *hot* water in the canner.

Summerthyme

I trust your way more. Thanks.

 

[summerthyme]

Judy, is the juice already in glass bottles? You said it was in 6 oz bottles, but you might have misspoke.

I've never water bath canned any of my fruit juice that I save for making jelly. I just bring the juice to a good boil, pour into the jars, and seal. The jars seal as the juice cools. That's probably not the recommended way, though.

That used to be common, and truthfully, it works- IF you use sterile jars and lids, plus the juice is either super clean (fresh pressed from perfect fruit... no damage or bruising) or pasteurized.

I find the whole process of sterilizing jars and lids to be more time consuming than just running them through the water bath.

Using over ripe or damaged fruit almost always introduces mold spores and bacteria into the juice. If the "open kettle canning" process (which is what you are describing) doesn't eliminate all of those, you can end up with mold, broken seals, or (worst case!) exploding jars as the juice ferments!

Summerthyme

 

[SouthernBreeze]

That used to be common, and truthfully, it works- IF you use sterile jars and lids, plus the juice is either super clean (fresh pressed from perfect fruit... no damage or bruising) or pasteurized.

I find the whole process of sterilizing jars and lids to be more time consuming than just running them through the water bath.

Using over ripe or damaged fruit almost always introduces mold spores and bacteria into the juice. If the "open kettle canning" process (which is what you are describing) doesn't eliminate all of those, you can end up with mold, broken seals, or (worst case!) exploding jars as the juice ferments!

Summerthyme

I've never had any to go bad, but there's always the first time. I'll do it your way from now on. Thing is, I usually store all my jelly juice in glass gallon jars. They won't fit in my water bath canner. That's why I did it by just bringing the fresh cooked out juice to a rolling boil, and filling the jar.

 

[summerthyme]

I've never had any to go bad, but there's always the first time. I'll do it your way from now on. Thing is, I usually store all my jelly juice in glass gallon jars. They won't fit in my water bath canner. That's why I did it by just bringing the fresh cooked out juice to a rolling boil, and filling the jar.

Hey, if it works for you... stick with what works! I actually had ONE jar (out of 30+) of grape jelly turn moldy, despite water bath canning. The grapes were definitely starting to get a bit old, but we sorted them carefully. But it was a reminder that even following "official" processing times can be overwhelmed by a high level of contamination in the raw product.

These were Concord grapes we were gifted... over 60#, in two Rubbermaid bins, and by the time we got them all sorted and juiced, the ones on the bottom were a bit more bruised than I'd usually use. But I didn't want to waste them... with the price of grape juice in the store, 60 quarts of juice for the price of a bit of sugar paid for the time and effort!

Summerthyme

 

[SouthernBreeze]

Hey, if it works for you... stick with what works! I actually had ONE jar (out of 30+) of grape jelly turn moldy, despite water bath canning. The grapes were definitely starting to get a bit old, but we sorted them carefully. But it was a reminder that even following "official" processing times can be overwhelmed by a high level of contamination in the raw product.

These were Concord grapes we were gifted... over 60#, in two Rubbermaid bins, and by the time we got them all sorted and juiced, the ones on the bottom were a bit more bruised than I'd usually use. But I didn't want to waste them... with the price of grape juice in the store, 60 quarts of juice for the price of a bit of sugar paid for the time and effort!

Summerthyme

I've got a ton of baby muscadines on the trellis that are going to need juicing, so it's good to know a safer method of storing it. I don't like taking chances with anything these days. Things are too expensive to waste by not doing it properly.

 

[nomifyle]

Judy, is the juice already in glass bottles? You said it was in 6 oz bottles, but you might have misspoke.

I've never water bath canned any of my fruit juice that I save for making jelly. I just bring the juice to a good boil, pour into the jars, and seal. The jars seal as the juice cools. That's probably not the recommended way, though.

I checked, they are 6 oz cans. I'm sure that wm sold then in discount because they are close to the best buy date. My thinking is that bringing the the juice to a good boil, putting it in glass and water bathing them will extend the viability of the juice. I won't be drinking it even daily, just when the phlem in my throat gets thick I'll drink some to help with that. So far its seems to help. I probably went over board buying three cases or not.

Since they are cans re canning might not be necessary, or not.

 

[SouthernBreeze]

I checked, they are 6 oz cans. I'm sure that wm sold then in discount because they are close to the best buy date. My thinking is that bringing the the juice to a good boil, putting it in glass and water bathing them will extend the viability of the juice. I won't be drinking it even daily, just when the phlem in my throat gets thick I'll drink some to help with that. So far its seems to help. I probably went over board buying three cases or not.

Since they are cans re canning might not be necessary, or not.

Ok. I was thinking that if the juice was already sealed in glass jars, why recan it? If the juice was in cans that would be a good reason to recan it, because the juice would eat through the cans pretty quick.

 

[mecoastie]

Leave it in the cans and dont mess with it. You are probably going to run a higher risk of contamination recanning it then if you just leave it alone. The cans are lined and the juice shouldnt eat thru them as long as they are stored properly. When you get them open one or two, drink them and then look at the interior of the cans.If they arent damaged in anyway then I wouldnt worry about the rest other than to make sure you use them as part of a rotation.