flyangler18
Well-Known Member
I am starting this thread to draw attention to one potential drawback concerning the Better Bottle and relate an experience that I had. As we all know, the bottom of the Better Bottle flexes when you attempt to move when full.
From my earlier thread:
I emailed the manufacturer to alert them of this failure and to solicit some advice in troubleshooting the cause:
The reply is listed below (with bold as my emphasis).
Prior to adopting use of a Venturi tube at the bottom of my siphon and an 02 oxygenation system, I would use the 'rock and roll' technique of aeration, tipping the carboy on its edge and using it as a pivot point- but haven't done so for a single batch in at least 3 months. As you see from the exchange above, doing this may result in carboy failure.
From my earlier thread:
I had two BBs soaking with hot (110-120°) water and Oxyclean in preparation for a brewday this morning that got derailed anyway due to my wife coming down with a doozy of a stomach bug. But I digress.
As I was in the basement early this morning swapping out some laundry, I noticed that the floor around the BBs was quite wet. Upon closer inspection, I noticed that one of the BBs developed several splits(!) that were leaking pretty significantly. Doesn't look like impact damage, but that raises a point. Not sure how the splits would have developed, or if others have reported this kind of failure with their BBs.
I emailed the manufacturer to alert them of this failure and to solicit some advice in troubleshooting the cause:
I thought I would
share an experience with you regarding a 6 gallon BB that I've been using
for the past 6 months. I was treating the inside of the BB to a hot
water(110-120 °)/Oxyclean soak in preparation for a brewday and I noticed a
substantial leak. The bottom of the BB developed several splits; I've
always been careful with my equipment and never abused it in anyway, so I'm
curious to see if others have reported BB failures under normal use.
The reply is listed below (with bold as my emphasis).
Jason:
Every once in a blue moon a carboy develops a crack on the bottom. Nearly
all the time, it is because the user was rolling the carboy on its bottom
edge while it was full. The creates a tremendous amount of flexing in the
bottom panel.
We will help you out with a replacement. Give me your address and confirm
that the damaged carboy is a 6 gallon plain carboy. Also, would you do us a
favor and cut off a chunk of the bottom that shows the production date dial
and a cracked area. Mail it to my attention and the PO box shown below. Do
you recall if you rolled your carboy on its edge a lot?
Regards,
Walter
Prior to adopting use of a Venturi tube at the bottom of my siphon and an 02 oxygenation system, I would use the 'rock and roll' technique of aeration, tipping the carboy on its edge and using it as a pivot point- but haven't done so for a single batch in at least 3 months. As you see from the exchange above, doing this may result in carboy failure.