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How to Water Bath Can Apple Juice

Here's your guide to water bath canning apple juice!
Prep Time2 hours
Active Time5 minutes
Total Time2 hours 5 minutes
Course: Pantry Item, Water Bath Canning
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Clean Ingredients, DIY, Holiday, Homemade
Yield: 7 Quarts

Equipment

Materials

  • 24 Lbs Apples
  • 1 Tbsp Lemon Juice per quart (example: If it yields 7 quarts use 7 tbsp of lemon juice.)

Instructions

  • Wash and core your apples using a corer or pairing knife.
  • Juice your apples.
  • Strain into a large stock pot using a colander and a cheese cloth. (Picture above in blog)
  • Start your water bath canner and get it to a boil, sterilize your jars and lids. (Sterilize the lids in a separate small pot.
  • Warm your apple juice to 185 degrees fahrenheit. Before it is all the way heated add in your lemon juice and stir.
  • Once jars are sterilized and juice is ready use your food funnel and ladle the hot apple juice into the hot jars to 1/4 inch head space.
  • Wipe rims with a damp cloth and put on sterilized lids. Using the rings put them on finger tip tight.
  • Place them into the water bath canner boiling for 5 minutes for pints and quarts, 10 minutes for half gallons. If you live above 1000 ft. above sea level here's a guide for canning from the National Center for Home Preservation.
  • Once your time is up, use your jar lifter to remove them from the water bath canner and place on the counter for 24 hours. Then you have your canned apple juice!

Notes

Disclaimer & Safety Warning: Home canning can involve risks, especially botulism and requires you to use scientific-based procedures like using approved recipes and processing times. Always check jars for signs of spoilage before use. Make at your own risk and do your own research. National Center for Home Preservation is a resource.
 
*General rule of thumb is 12 lbs of apples to make one gallon. This can vary. 
** 21 lbs makes about 7 quarts. This will vary depending on how much your juicer really gets out of the apples. You may get more you may get less. I always like to over prepare and add in some extra just to make sure. I make this much because my water bath canner fits 7 quarts and I always like to fill it up when I use it. You may get more you may get less.