sublimebrew
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Is there a big differance in glass vs. plastic carboys??? If there is what are the advantages and disadvantages of both? Thank you for your answers.....
I use both. 2 - 6 1/2 gallon glass carboys for primary and one 5 gallon BB for secondary.sublimebrew said:Is there a big differance in glass vs. plastic carboys??? If there is what are the advantages and disadvantages of both? Thank you for your answers.....
olllllo said:...wiki'd or stickied...
GoBrewers said:I don't buy at all that BB's are easier to clean. There is no surface more non-porous (and therefore stain-resistant) than glass, and I would argue that the fact you can't use a carboy brush on a BB makes them harder to clean.
bradsul said:I created the shell of the wiki article for when this list is finished. It's available here.
I'm at work, so it was do that or repair a messed up Exchange database. Hmm... maybe that's what all the pounding on my door is about.olllllo said:Were your wiki senses tingling?
You're at work too eh?z987k said:ah I had nothing better to do so I filled it in with ollllllllllllllllllo's points.
the_bird said:The fact that they're lighter and you don't have to stress about breaking them makes it easier to get them into the sink and to swirl cleaners/sanitizers around, though. I can fill a BB with cleaner, cover the end with my hand, and shake it aggressively, then lift it upside down to rinse it out. I can do the same with glass, but not as easily (because of the weight) and certainly not as safely.
bradsul said:You're at work too eh?
kingjam said:Lets do a poll!!
Dennys Fine Consumptibles said:Don't forget with plastic you have to watch out when lifing them casue they will suck air back in through the airlock thus sucking in your lock water.
I use both. Been using 12g plastic atm. now.. if i could only score about 3 or 4 12g+ SS conicals....
kingjam said:How did that crack happen??
jmjbj_h said:Just a FYI...I poured very hot water in my 6G BB tonight and it melted down like the f*&^ing witch on Wizard of OZ. Had to go back to the ol'bucket. SUCKED.
jmjbj_h said:Just a FYI...I poured very hot water in my 6G BB tonight and it melted down like the f*&^ing witch on Wizard of OZ. Had to go back to the ol'bucket. SUCKED.
PenPen said:Here's a related question. BB's are made of PET plastic, which is the plastic that's supposed to keep oxygen out. PET plastic is exclusively labeled a "1" in terms of recyclable plastic.
Say we get 5 g PET bottles delivered to us for use at work at the water cooler. Could these be used as beer carboys? The bottle manufacture, Valco, claims the same oxygen resistance in their marketing materials. Do you think it would work?
Wizza said:I was thinking the same thing Walmart is selling them water bottles for $8 5gal
would make a good secondary?? in my case a 3rd secondary hmmm...
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