SavageBrewer
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Hello everybody. I have come to you for some help and opinions. I recently had an idea for a new style of fermentor. The idea came from my wife's tea jug. I thought, "Hmmm, that might make a great primary fermentor if it where only bigger."
So, let's discuss first the pros and cons of a glass carboy and a plastic carboy. I am purpose leaving out the conical because of affordability reasons and the plastic bucket is left out as well.
Glass carboy pros: Impermeable to oxygen, Does not stain, Able to see fermentation action
Glass carboy cons: Heavy, Hard to clean, Hazard if dropped, Can break easily.
Plastic carboy pros: Light weight, Able to see fermentation action, Can install a valve easily, Won't shatter when dropped
Plastic carboy cons: May be permeable by oxygen, stains, harder to clean, can not be soaked for long periods of time with cleaner, scratches easy.
Now lets discuss my idea. Basically it's a 6-7 gallon mason jar. Still glass because of the cleaning ease and it's impermeable. A hole will be in the bottom for a valve similar to the ones on the bottling buckets. That way it can be changed easily if damaged. The lid will be a screw on plastic lid with a grommet for an air lock. The size of the opening would be around 7-8 inches so that cleaning would be a breeze. Please let me know if this would be something you would buy for around the same price as 6.5 gallon carboy. If you have any ideas for it, please feel free to let me know.
So, let's discuss first the pros and cons of a glass carboy and a plastic carboy. I am purpose leaving out the conical because of affordability reasons and the plastic bucket is left out as well.
Glass carboy pros: Impermeable to oxygen, Does not stain, Able to see fermentation action
Glass carboy cons: Heavy, Hard to clean, Hazard if dropped, Can break easily.
Plastic carboy pros: Light weight, Able to see fermentation action, Can install a valve easily, Won't shatter when dropped
Plastic carboy cons: May be permeable by oxygen, stains, harder to clean, can not be soaked for long periods of time with cleaner, scratches easy.
Now lets discuss my idea. Basically it's a 6-7 gallon mason jar. Still glass because of the cleaning ease and it's impermeable. A hole will be in the bottom for a valve similar to the ones on the bottling buckets. That way it can be changed easily if damaged. The lid will be a screw on plastic lid with a grommet for an air lock. The size of the opening would be around 7-8 inches so that cleaning would be a breeze. Please let me know if this would be something you would buy for around the same price as 6.5 gallon carboy. If you have any ideas for it, please feel free to let me know.