Starting fermentation in glass

Hey guys, I have been brewing in MR B kegs for a year now and just spent 300 bucks on new stuff at Williams Brewing. 6.5 gallon fermenters, priming buckets, glass carboy, etc...

I really want to watch fermentation start off in my 6.5 glass carboy, but have been reading ALOT on primary brewing only. This is pretty much how ive been doing it with MR B.

Anyone else start off fermenting in glass then moving to the plastic buckets after fermentation is mostly over?

Thanks guys.

 

I ferment in 6.5 gallon carboys for primary and do not do a secondary. Here is my Scotch ale chugging away. I just keg or bottle right from the primary.

 

I also stoped the secondary with great results and will never go back. Glass is awesome because u get to see the amazing world of yeast doing there thing. Chopps

 

Very cool. Guess I will be able to start three beers now! 2 6.5 plastic fermenters and one 6.5 glass...

Oh good lord im hooked...

 

+1.

 

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I do all my fermentation in glass, just love how I don't have to worry about scratches like plastic. I also like watching sometimes

I suggest carrying the carboy in a carboy carrier (I bought one, then sewed up 3 other ones based on the pattern and some strapping bought cheap on ebay for 1000 yards) Or you can use a milk crate.

 

I just started using milk crates and they work great and there cheap if u can find people selling them

 

I always ferment in glass carboys. I solved carrying them by making rope carrier:

 

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I have 4 x 6 gal, 2 x 5 gal, 5 x 3 gal and 8 x 1 gal carboys and no plastic pails. So, yes I always ferment in glass. Love it

 

I love my 8 gallon buckets and hate glass carboys!

 

The biggest problem for carboys with me for primary is getting the wort in them without all the trub and hops. I got a large double mesh SS strainer that I use on my bucket fills that maximizes the wort in the bucket. In glass my funnel spits and airlocks or my whirlpool leaves too much liquid or my auto siphon plugs.
I have been doing this too long to have these issues but I always do. Otherwise I would use glass for everything.

 

umm, siphon? if you get a good cold break, there should be no issues with hops and break material clogging the siphon, i do it all the time.


couldn't find a pic of actually siphoning wort, but this is right after, as i'm aerating. t ferment almost all my beers in glass carboys. i use a brew hauler or a milk crate to carry them.

 

Umm, thanks?

Feel like a 'tard but as I siphon the dregs there's a 1/2 gal of wort that I have to say goodbye to if I want to hold back the trub. Maybe I just need to update my trub loss numbers. Thanks for trying to help though.

 

that's what i do, i account for about 1/8th of a gallon extra in the kettle. that way i can leave a good amount of the hops and break material behind. some always gets through, but never enough to clog a siphon. you could always put a small paint strainer over the tip of the siphon, that'll catch a lot, but it may be slow going as everything builds up.

 

Is that a glass demijohn? How many gallons is that?

 

Congrats on the new setup, MF. Enjoy it!

 

I misspelled it.. yes, its a 35L (~9 gal) demijohn.