J-Pizzel
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Started brewing at 7am, made a big ol' stout with an OG of 1.123! And then the glass carboy broke. 6 hours down the drain along with 6 gallons of dreams and hopes. Uggghhhh what a kick in the nuts...
sorry for your loss
I do use milk crates which is borderline absurd considering the options and consequences.
I have the opposite view. Not using a milk crate with glass carboy is absurd regardless of what other options are around.
You missed the point entirely. Plastic fermenters and stainless steel fermenters are the options. Mayhap you believe plastic crates are the answer, I find them to be a patch on a bandaid.
I completely understood your point, but I think you missed mine.
Mine is if you're using a glass carboy then you're stupid for not using a milk crate. This is irrespective of any other options because you're (apparently) not using those other options.
Glass carboys are nice. I've had the same glass carboys for 20 yrs and never had one break, even when i smacked a full one into a concrete step.( said a few hail marys that day ) I dont know if the ones they make now are thinner then the one made back in my day but i have carried them all over buy the neck handle for years until i saw the first picture of someone shredded by one. now milk carton are my best friend
This! I love my glass carboys. I use milk crates as well and haven't had an issue yet.
Started brewing at 7am, made a big ol' stout with an OG of 1.123! And then the glass carboy broke. 6 hours down the drain along with 6 gallons of dreams and hopes. Uggghhhh what a kick in the nuts...
This! I love my glass carboys. I use milk crates as well and haven't had an issue yet.
This is the key word!
The problem with this statement is that you're assuming that everyone who uses carboys are equally careless and will sooner or later break one.
Odds are very good that you will break one, Mr. Two Hands on the Steering Wheel at All TimesThe problem with this statement is that you're assuming that everyone who uses carboys are equally careless and will sooner or later break one.
Odds are very good that you will break one, Mr. Two Hands on the Steering Wheel at All Times
bja said:Odds might be good that YOU will break one... Stating that everyone will break one is a bit presumptuous. All you need to do is pay attention to what you're doing and what's happening around you. If you can't do that, then yes, you should stick with plastic.
Glass carboys should be outlawed!
This poster's a troll, right?This statement is a joke, right?
Glass carboys should be outlawed!
arborman said:Glass carboys should be outlawed!
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