The glass is stronger, doesn't scratch as easy, and stays transparent. I wouldn't consider any thing else.
Do me a favor: take a glass carboy in one hand, a BB in the other, hold them 3 feet over a concrete floor and dropo them. Then get back to us about stronger.
Then why does everybody say not to use a vacuum pump on the plastic ones?
The glass ones aren't technically rated for negative pressures either, they just don't deform/collapse before they go critical.
Besides the dropping issue, it seems like I might be able to find a harmonious balance with both. I appreciate all the input guys, that's great. I'm not sure, however, I understand the 'suckback' issue. What exactly is that? Perhaps I know of it but call it some thing else? Again, thanks for the input!
The plastic is not rigid. When you have it full of liquid and pick it up, the bottom pulls down and sucks through your airlock. One of the BB PITA's.
You're the one who lives in Solitaryand shipping to AK is just robbery
Better bottles have their pros and cons but I like the idea that a BB will never just decide to quit on me.
Actually that's not quite true. I was cleaning a 3-year old better bottle a couple of months ago when I noticed cleaning liquid on the floor. I found a thin split in the bottom of the better bottle - fortunately it decided to split when it was only some PBW in it; it would be tragic otherwise.
That better bottle was not abused, but did spend most of its life sitting on a concrete floor in my garage. If you want something that definitely won't quit, think stainless steel.
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