I just finished brewing a cider and i'm going to age it for three months in my apartment's storage unit. However, everyone's storage unit is next to each other, separated by chicken wire and some 2x4s.
I'm pretty worried about leaving my glass carboy out there. If it breaks, everyone's gonna have some hard cider smelling storage, so right now I have it sitting in a plastic bucket, which it is snugly hanging in. I think the bottom of the glass carboy is not supported, while the main support comes from the sides of the plastic bucket. The bucket it in a straight styrofoam cooler, designed to catch any small drips if it breaks.
Should I leave it in the bucket? Do undisturbed carboys ever break just due to the pressure of the liquid in them?
I've left a note on my carboy, to my storage neighbors, letting them know what's in it, so they don't think i'm making voodoo juice or something.
I'm pretty worried about leaving my glass carboy out there. If it breaks, everyone's gonna have some hard cider smelling storage, so right now I have it sitting in a plastic bucket, which it is snugly hanging in. I think the bottom of the glass carboy is not supported, while the main support comes from the sides of the plastic bucket. The bucket it in a straight styrofoam cooler, designed to catch any small drips if it breaks.
Should I leave it in the bucket? Do undisturbed carboys ever break just due to the pressure of the liquid in them?
I've left a note on my carboy, to my storage neighbors, letting them know what's in it, so they don't think i'm making voodoo juice or something.