Disaster strikes - entire batch on the floor

[ryanryates]

So, after filling and mixing a batch of cherry melomel I lifted my new gallon carboy from the counter and the bottom literally fell off. Was left with an empty jug in hand and a sticky mess all over the kitchen.

The carboy was obviously defective. So pissed - local honey is not cheap.

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[Silver_Is_Money]

That's terrible and I truly sympathize with you.

I worry about this happening some day with one of my 6 gallon batches of beer. Particularly now that I'm retired and progressively getting more old and weak.

 

[Upthewazzu]

Oh man, that sucks :smack:

 

[Mothman]

Oooooh damn.

 

[day_trippr]

Ugh. My condolences for your loss - and the cleanup effort.
Was that juice still hot when you poured it in the carboy?

 

[beernutz]

I hope for your sake you are single. My wife would skin me.

 

[SanPancho]

what sort of "carboy" was this? got a pic? having trouble imagining what kind of vessel would fail like that....

 

[_BullDog_]

This is the fear that keeps me thinking of system where I can pump from pot to fermenter to bottling bucket.

 

[Konadog]

Well that just sucks! At least it wasn't 5 gallons

 

[Easycreeper]

Nooooooooooooooo!

 

[Murphys_Law]

My glass is stored safely in my storage area for this very reason!

Sorry for your loss! Good thing you didn't get hurt.

 

[jcav]

What a shame, sorry you lost the batch. Glad you didn't get hurt though......


John

 

[seatazzz]

I have a beautiful 7.5 gallon heavy glass carboy that I've used maybe twice, for this specific reason. I've got three plastic fermenter buckets that I've taken great care of that I will use as long as I can (the carboy was free from a friend, since i brew a lot of beers that need dry hopping it's really not something I would use much anyway). Enough things can go wrong with a brew day without throwing a possible ER visit into the mix.

 

[bja]

Was that juice still hot when you poured it in the carboy?

That would explain a lot.

 

[IslandLizard]

So sad! :weep:

Hot liquids can cause stress in glass.
I wonder how thin that glass was, especially around the area that sheared off.

Glad you didn't get injured!

 

[Pkrd]

It could've been much worse.




It could've been beer.

 

[ryanryates]

So sad! :weep:

Hot liquids can cause stress in glass.
I wonder how thin that glass was, especially around the area that sheared off.

Glad you didn't get injured!

It's a basic 1 gallon glass carboy that would certainly be susceptible to changes in heat. However, the liquid (honey, water, cherries) was room temp so it wasn't a heat related issue. It literally just sheared off at the bottom.

 

[ryanryates]

what sort of "carboy" was this? got a pic? having trouble imagining what kind of vessel would fail like that....

Here is a link to the carboy on amazon:

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0064O8Z76?tag=amz-mkt-chr-us-20&ascsubtag=1ba00-01000-s1060-win70-other-smile-us000-pcomp-feature-scomp-wm-4

 

[IslandLizard]

It's a basic 1 gallon glass carboy that would certainly be susceptible to changes in heat. However, the liquid (honey, water, cherries) was room temp so it wasn't a heat related issue. It literally just sheared off at the bottom.

Wow, that's extra freaky!

Did you have a chance to look at that sheared off junction? It may have given you clues, like a bubble, a grain of sand, or extreme thinness.

I guess these are China imports, with no QC whatsoever.

Like most of us we all have a few of those jugs. Mine are much, much older, 8 years or so, from my LHBS.

I do shake them up vigorously at times to make foamy yeast starters. Or just to clean them with PBW and warm (not hot) water. Luckily no incidents with those so far.

 

[Hwk-I-St8]

Wow what a bummer. Go Fund Me?

 

[SleepyCreekBrews]

...A moment of silence please ....

 

[fredthecat]

barely understand how this could have happened?? you could probably get some money for lost honey as that is totally bizarre, like a cars 4 wheels just falling off while driving