shawnstr71
Well-Known Member
Well....it finally happened. I broke another carboy. The first time this happened to me it was empty. I was sanitizing it before racking my wort to ferment. It slipped out of my hands and hit the garage floor, and BLAMBO! Needless to say, I saved the wort and still had a great beer, but every once in awhile. I still find a piece somewhere.
This time....I wasn't so lucky. I had stored my carboy in the man cave closet, along with another plastic fermenter. When it came time to rack into the keg, I lifted the keg up (by the neck...I know I know) and the bottom 9almost in a perfect circle stuck to the floor. The rest of the carboy came up in 1 piece! and the beer, well all 5 gal.'s went into the carpet! I ran out and grabbed a shop vac, did as much sucking with that as I could, and the hurried to my buddys to borrow his shampooer. 4 shampoos and 2 days later, I think I saved the carpet! LOL. I just wanted to share my growing irritation with+ glass carboys! Is it just me? I doubt it. LOL
This time....I wasn't so lucky. I had stored my carboy in the man cave closet, along with another plastic fermenter. When it came time to rack into the keg, I lifted the keg up (by the neck...I know I know) and the bottom 9almost in a perfect circle stuck to the floor. The rest of the carboy came up in 1 piece! and the beer, well all 5 gal.'s went into the carpet! I ran out and grabbed a shop vac, did as much sucking with that as I could, and the hurried to my buddys to borrow his shampooer. 4 shampoos and 2 days later, I think I saved the carpet! LOL. I just wanted to share my growing irritation with+ glass carboys! Is it just me? I doubt it. LOL