carboy caps

DrugCoder · 01-02-2007, 06:42 PM

Are these just as good to use with a 3 piece airlock as a universal carboy bung? I'm looking at getting a 5 gal better bottle for secondary and for some apfelwein. Will these work okay with the better bottles as well as the glass carboys that I already have?

Buford · 01-02-2007, 06:52 PM

I can't speak for Better Bottles, but they're great for glass carboys. The'll hold an airlock with no problem.

Cheesefood · 01-02-2007, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Buford

I can't speak for Better Bottles, but they're great for glass carboys. The'll hold an airlock with no problem.

And the second outlet can have a standard tubing attached to it for a blow-off.

Boston · 01-02-2007, 06:58 PM

I don't think they'll work with Better-Bottles. 99-44/100% sure.

**the_bird** · 01-02-2007, 06:59 PM

I'm not positive, but I swear I saw once that they would fit...

They make siphoning VERY easy - as long as you're going into or out of a carboy.

**olllllo** · 01-02-2007, 07:02 PM

They absolutely will work.

DrugCoder · 01-02-2007, 07:10 PM

Great! Thanks for the info!

**Yooper** · 01-02-2007, 07:12 PM

I just checked- the orange carboy cap fits the 6 gallon better bottle. The larger carboy cap (for the glass 6.5 gallon carboy) does not.

Lorena

Oops- thanks for the correction- the carboy cap for the LARGER carboy does not fit. The orange one does.

**olllllo** · 01-02-2007, 08:20 PM

Yes, the Better nottle uses the same size for the 5 and 6.
The Glass has 2 different sizes for the 5 and 6.5.

IIRC the 6.5 is smaller then the 5?

**Orfy** · 01-02-2007, 08:28 PM

I use orange caps on 23l glass carboys.