Can you boil a growler like you would a beaker?

[kaj030201]

I would think probably not, but has anyone done this? I have a flat-top electric stove- does that make a difference?

 

[flyangler18]

Bad idea. Unless you like glass shrapnel.

 

[BarleyWater]

Only if you want to take a visit to the ER, broken glass will be sent everywhere.

 

[Jaybird]

Do you mean direct flame or in boiling water?
Direct flame under growler? NO!!
In boiling water? Maybe
JJ

 

[sigmund]

The best answer is do not try it, it's not worth the risk. Nothing good would come of it.

 

[dstar26t]

I've poured starter wort that was just boiling into a growler that had been heated up with hot tap water on the outside. Then placed it into an ice bath to chill before pitching.

Definitely wouldn't boil in one though.

 

[sigmund]

I've poured starter wort that was just boiling into a growler that had been heated up with hot tap water on the outside. Then placed it into an ice bath to chill before pitching.

Definitely wouldn't boil in one though.

You're courting disaster doing that. The glass in those growlers is not made to do that.

 

[Bobby_M]

You need borosilicate glass made famous by Pyrex. However, don't think you can take any old container labeled "pyrex" and be sure it's real borosilicate glass. POW!!!

 

[scinerd3000]

haha any reason you wouldnt get a large flask? or beaker