Because plastics don't belong in brewing.
What are your racking canes, tubing, airlocks, and seals made from??
stainless, and silicone. only plastic/rubber I use are non contact items like airlocks and bungs.What are your racking canes, tubing, airlocks, and seals made from??
I really appreciate you telling me I am entitled to an opinion directly followed by your opinion that I'm wrong.You are entitled to express an opinion, even if you are wrong. Not everyone can afford the 500$ conical, or the 50$ glass carboy. For the majority of the home brewers this is just a hobby. I take this as serious as the rest and will say there is nothing wrong with a better bottle. I could be just as wrong as you...
well not all. my brewery consists of stainless, silicone or glass. I can't be responsible for everyone else.Keep in mind that polymeric (rubber/plastic) hoses are used in all breweries.
'Bithead' WOW so negative! Positive comments or constructive criticism are much more to my, and I'm sure everyone's, liking!
Perhaps you didn't take the time to read the entire thread. I have brewed with this inverted glass carboy 3 times about 10 years ago. The wooden frame is a VAST structural improvement over the chinzy plastic wire jobby I used before. I will replace the bungee chord with something a little more stout soon.
This also makes me wonder why they don't make plastic/glass conicals?
JeffD1 said:This also makes me wonder why they don't make plastic/glass conicals?
I swapped out fittings and now have a turn off valve. I want to start fermenter but I am being held up by a welder that has my 1/2 bbl BK.. soon!
brewingmeister said:Because plastics don't belong in brewing.
I thought I would give it a shot. It was a bit nerve racking for the 10 minute cut time.... but I am jazzed now. I have yet to make a stand for it, but I hope to employ it to ferment 5-gallon batches and be able to rack off trub and hopefully harvest and re-use the yeast. Here are some pix:
What you are attempting is like a commercial product called the fermentap. It is widely reviled and ridiculed as ineffective becasue the shoulders of a carboy aren't steep enough to drop the yeast. While I admire your ingenuity, I think you'll find the same thing.
I wonder if you could heat up the top of a better bottle, and pull it into a mold to straighten the sides to make a conical?
Denny said:And that would be easier than just buying a plastic conical of the same size? C'mon guys, I admire the creativity and "can do" spirit, but you have to be realistic!
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