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i usually save money by drilling my own holes for better bottles and buying cheap spigots, but yesterday my bit slipped and the hole is slightly off. i've tried everything i can think of to fix it, and cannot come up with a solution.

writing it off as a loss to carelessness, can anyone think of a use for the carboy?

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MikeFlynn74

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use hot glue or JB Weld to seal it.

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EvilTOJ

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Any kind of epoxy resin should work to seal up the part of the hole that's not round.

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Anthony_Lopez

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I agree... I wouldn't scrap this off as a loss... Try either of the methods mentioned above. If you can get an MSDS sheet on the filling material, you should be able to find out it's reaction to acidic environments. A simple phone call to the manufacturer should give you the info you need...

Also, snap a picture and post it, we might be able to come up with something even better...

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do you really want epoxy touching your beer though?

MikeInCtown

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How about some stainless thin washers and a few thin rubber gaskets?

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or maybe melting the plastic a tad?

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There is almost certainly a way to salvage this. Post a picture, it will help.

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slim chillingsworth

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good stuff guys, i'll post a picture later on. my original fix was to take a water bottle (#1 PETE) and cut a patch, then seal it with silicone tape. no dice, even when reinforced with stronger tape. maybe if i use something other than tape on it, it will hold, but i need to find something foodsafe.

worse to worse, i bet it will make a hell of a hopper for a grain mill

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"I don't understand why everybody is focusing only on details. It is impossible to produce a good beer with details."
Jean-Marie Rock, head brewer at Orval

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my commercial beer notes • garret oliver on beer and food • josh oakes on beer and food

slim chillingsworth

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as you can see, the hole just didn't come out clean like it has in the past. any help is appreciated, especially if anyone knows for sure of a foodsafe solution.

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"I don't understand why everybody is focusing only on details. It is impossible to produce a good beer with details."
Jean-Marie Rock, head brewer at Orval

SERIOUS BUSINESS BREWERY
---serious -mod edit- business---

my commercial beer notes • garret oliver on beer and food • josh oakes on beer and food