DublinOhioBrewer
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That limit only lasts for 2 days. Or 3, can't remember. One of those.
I see you're selling some glass carboys elsewhere on this forum. Related to your incident?
No comment.
That limit only lasts for 2 days. Or 3, can't remember. One of those.
I see you're selling some glass carboys elsewhere on this forum. Related to your incident?
^^ as I typed that, you were answering my question
Did you ever see this thread here? Broken Glass Carboy Horror Stories Compendium
It'll make you handle them just a bit more carefully
Good luck, and as you may have already surmised, we're not here to berate you. Rather, this is a rather impressive community of people who will help. Berating doesn't accomplish that.
^^ as I typed that, you were answering my question
Did you ever see this thread here? Broken Glass Carboy Horror Stories Compendium
It'll make you handle them just a bit more carefully
Wow. Just wow. I recently put my 5l Erlenmeyer flask on the stove to make a yeast starter, and even though the thing is explicitly designed to be used over open flame, I was edgy the whole time. When I got to that sentence about a 6+ gallon carboy on the stove ... I think my body went into a whole-body cringe.
But for what it's wort(h), any future mishap will appear minor to you. Infection? Spill a gallon or two? Exploding bottle? Blown air lock? Won't faze you a bit. And if you put your address on here, someone surely will send you a Speidel, free of charge.
You are a nice guy, but @DublinOhioBrewer asked to be roasted. Breaking people down and building them back up works.
So, I'm a pretty new homebrewer, in fact on Sunday I brewed for the very first time and quite frankly it was a disaster and I'm completely embarrassed about it. However I figured I would introduce myself to all of you with a story that will surely make you all laugh and shake your heads in either disgust or hilarity. Probably a little bit of both.
So I got my front porch pale ale extract kit that came with my Midwest Supplies equipment kit and I proceeded to steep My grains, bring it to a boil, add my extract and my hops for 60 minutes and then hook up my wort chiller to the sink and drop it 15 minutes before the end of the boil while adding my whirlfoc tablets and my yeast nutrient. After 20 minutes with the wort chiller it was down to about 74 degrees. I transferred it through a funnel into my six and a half gallon carboy and added three more gallons of cold distilled water. Unfortunately though, this dropped my wort down to 52 degrees.
This is where my numbskullness kicks in. I decide to put my 60 degree six and a half gallon Carboy on the stove with a light Flame to try to warm the Wort back up to a safe pitching temperature and it ends up shattering on my stove dumping 5 gallons of pale ale all over my floor not to mention hundreds of pieces of glass. I was demoralized.
Now, before you berate me and scream at me, it should be noted that never in my life have I ever been told or had any reason to know that putting glass on heat would cause it to explode. So I feel pretty stupid about that not to mention the fact that I'm an imbecile for ruining 5 gallons of perfectly good wort.
Here I was paranoid and worried about not having a blow off tube... and yet my yeast never even made it into my wort.
So I guess the moral of the story for you new Brewers is don't make the same mistake that I did. $85 later I will never make that mistake again.
My buddy who was an accomplice to this horrible crime and I, have decided that once we redo this pale ale this weekend, Sans the carboy on the stove, we will name it broken glass pale ale and it will live in infamy forever. I will probably keep an unopened bottle with the broken glass pale ale label on it for posterity sake.
Having thoroughly embarrassed myself it's a pleasure being part of this community and I look forward to hopefully sharing good results not terrible situations like this past one.
May the berating commence
Ayuh! Retired my glass carboy after seeing that thread.Dayam, there's some ugly pics in that thread! ...makes me want to toss my glass carboy in the recycling bin right now.
I am pleased to inform you all that round two went off without a hitch. This is a simple extract and hop only batch of cream ale from Midwest Supplies beer. Simply beer. Brand. Nothing spectacular but it's in my fermenter, it's 69 degrees and the yeast has been pitched and I did not break a Carboy or have any thermal shock or hurt anyone or make a mess. I would call it a rousing success and I applaud myself for accomplishing something so simple, yet so evasive. Thank you all for all the encouragement and I would like to add that I am honored and proud to be a member of your community. I will let you know how it tastes because when I sampled what I took for the gravity reading with my hydrometer, which was 1.05 by the way, I don't know if that's good or not, it tasted pretty strong for a cream ale but let's see what happens. I'm honestly thrilled to have something in my fermenter. The addiction is on!
Just kegged an Arrogant Bastard clone out of it that turned out fantastic
Congratulations! You'll be seasoned airlock sniffer in no time [emoji48] [emoji482]I am pleased to inform you all that round two went off without a hitch. This is a simple extract and hop only batch of cream ale from Midwest Supplies beer. Simply beer. Brand. Nothing spectacular but it's in my fermenter, it's 69 degrees and the yeast has been pitched and I did not break a Carboy or have any thermal shock or hurt anyone or make a mess. I would call it a rousing success and I applaud myself for accomplishing something so simple, yet so evasive. Thank you all for all the encouragement and I would like to add that I am honored and proud to be a member of your community. I will let you know how it tastes because when I sampled what I took for the gravity reading with my hydrometer, which was 1.05 by the way, I don't know if that's good or not, it tasted pretty strong for a cream ale but let's see what happens. I'm honestly thrilled to have something in my fermenter. The addiction is on!
We've all been there!
My advice for next time is to keep the beer in the fridge until after you done brewing. Things tend to go much smoother that way.
Been in my fermenter about 12hrs. It is iView attachment 552642 n a swamp bucket and it's sitting at 64 degrees. I don't see any action in my airlock but I've attached a picture of what the top looks like. Does everything look okay to you guys?
Arrogant Bastard's a good beer, but after seeing mark 0.23 on this video, you'll never be able to say it normally again...
This is where my numbskullness kicks in. I decide to put my 60 degree six and a half gallon Carboy on the stove with a light Flame to try to warm the Wort back up to a safe pitching temperature and it ends up shattering on my stove dumping 5 gallons of pale ale all over my floor not to mention hundreds of pieces of glass. I was demoralized.
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