It hit my numbers after three weeks in primary and now I'll "lager" if you will for close to a month. Belgian 3944 is a bit sulphur-y. Should be fine. Flavor and gravity are spot on. Yeast on nose needs to chill out. Literally.
And the handles are there because I don't feel like taking them off at this point. I lift from bottom. Never even touch the handles when it's full. Plus, my Ss BrewBuckets are in the mail.
This is just me, and I understand the safety issues, but I have been hauling full fermenters up and down stairs for 20 years with the neck handles and, thank the lord, have had no issues. Maybe My carboys are of an older manufacture (made in Mexico I believe), and are perhaps a bit sturdier. I'm not saying its perfectly safe, just that I never broken a carboy.
