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25% OFF 5 Gallon PET Carboy!




For a limited time we're offering 5 Gallon PET Carboys for 25% OFF the regular price of $19.99.

Durable and light weight, this PET plastic carboy makes a great secondary fermenter. It is made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic, is BPA free, and will not transfer flavors from one batch to the next. This carboy is comparable to Better Bottle carboys and compatible with Better Bottle parts and accessories.

• Easy to clean and sanitize
• Lighter than glass
• BPA Free
• Takes #10 rubber stopper or medium universal stopper
• See-through plastic

This is a limited time offer. Click here for more details.

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cinderbike

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I bought one of these with my last order - the price was hard to ignore. I actually prefer these to both the Better Bottles and Vintage Shop ones MoreBeer and a few other places sell. The walls are thicker than Better Bottles, but they still have the ribs on the side to keep the walls from flexing when I move it. The bottom seems to be a bit thicker/flatter too, which seems to help with the suckback issues I have with BBs. Great product.

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rhamilton

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+1. I use these as secondaries to free up my more expensive (and larger) fermenters. Well worth the price.

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On Deck: Cornucopia Oktoberfest
Primary: Centennial Blonde v2, Ed Wort's Kolsch
Secondary: none
Kegged: County Jail Pale Ale, AHS Anniv IPA, AHS Brooklyn Brown, Raspberry Wheat, Blood Orange Hefe, Ranger IPA clone (x2), Newcastle clone, AHS Irish Red, Centennial Blonde
Bottled: Session Series Belgian Saison, Apocalypso, Pecan Porter, DFH 90 Minute Clone, Apfelwein (x2), Wytchmaker Rye IPA Clone, Vienna/Simcoe SMaSH, Munich/Cascade SMaSH

Beer-lord

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What's wrong with using them for primary fermentation? I have with no problems at all but I do have it in total darkness.

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rhamilton

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Well most people do 5 gallon batches -- and these are 5 gallon carboys. No room for fermentation to take place. If you do 3-4 gallon batches, these are perfect.

If they made 6/6.5 gallon versions of this I'd buy them in a heartbeat.

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On Deck: Cornucopia Oktoberfest
Primary: Centennial Blonde v2, Ed Wort's Kolsch
Secondary: none
Kegged: County Jail Pale Ale, AHS Anniv IPA, AHS Brooklyn Brown, Raspberry Wheat, Blood Orange Hefe, Ranger IPA clone (x2), Newcastle clone, AHS Irish Red, Centennial Blonde
Bottled: Session Series Belgian Saison, Apocalypso, Pecan Porter, DFH 90 Minute Clone, Apfelwein (x2), Wytchmaker Rye IPA Clone, Vienna/Simcoe SMaSH, Munich/Cascade SMaSH

tre9er

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Size would be the primary concern (pun intended, twice). A 5G batch would blow off a crapload in that small of a FV.

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Crito

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have a blow off tube, u can do 5 gallons in one, easy

humann_brewing

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anyone know what PET these are rated at? are they 1 or 2? Check the triangle on the bottle. Just wondering how these would be for long term aging of say a sour, hoping for no oxygen permeation.

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On tap: Batch 1 Flanders Red, experimental sour 1.072 > 1.000, #70 Simple, gone complex pale 1.063 4/5/13, #71 French IPA, American IPA with spanish cedar and fermented with 3711 1.059>1.008
Fermenting: #72 Flower power saison 1.053>1.004 with lavender and jasmine
Aging: #67 Bareleywine 1.116 11/07/2012, Flanders 2 batches 1.056 and 1.060 12/12/11 and 3/26/12, Smoked Porter 1.063 10/11, pepper RIS 1.088 7/11, Kriek, 1.052 12/11, RYE IPA sour experiment 8/12, Berliner Weisse 1.030 9/20/12

Xpertskir

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I bought some glass for this purpose but now regret it. IMO taking the bung out once will introduce more oxygen that could possibly enter through the PET over the course of the year or so you want to age your sour.

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Kegged and serving - American Wheat, Daves Porter, Outkast Kolsch, Nectar of Nuggets
Bottled: French Canadian Breakfast Stout, Edworts Apfelwein, Westminster Wit, Put that in your stout and smoke it
Fermenting: Apfelwein, Flanders Red, Skeeter Pee, Heady Topper attempt #1, Kumquat Berliner Weiss, Sabraton Accident Stout, Nelson RyePA
Upcoming: Session IPA, Yeti eqsue stout, Dark English Mild, ESB, CDA, Row 2 Hill 56, Zombiedust, Hoppy Amber, Geuze, 100% Brett Golden Ale

rhamilton

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I'll check tonight.

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On Deck: Cornucopia Oktoberfest
Primary: Centennial Blonde v2, Ed Wort's Kolsch
Secondary: none
Kegged: County Jail Pale Ale, AHS Anniv IPA, AHS Brooklyn Brown, Raspberry Wheat, Blood Orange Hefe, Ranger IPA clone (x2), Newcastle clone, AHS Irish Red, Centennial Blonde
Bottled: Session Series Belgian Saison, Apocalypso, Pecan Porter, DFH 90 Minute Clone, Apfelwein (x2), Wytchmaker Rye IPA Clone, Vienna/Simcoe SMaSH, Munich/Cascade SMaSH