After 5 years

[GySgtLynn]

Fermentation still makes my smile. I love watching the airlock bubble away or having to put a blow off tube on. I thought by now I would be over it.

 

[TheZymurgist]

It's fun to watch those yeasty beasties work!

 

[beersk]

I feel the same way. It always makes me happy to pitch the yeast at night after brewing and find it fermenting vigorously in the carboy the next morning. I love carboys just for the fact that I can see how fermentation is progressing. After 5 years, I feel the same way.

 

[broadbill]

Kinda funny...after a check at/around 48 hours to see if fermentation has kicked off, I don't care a bit... Then again I use buckets in a chest freezer.

 

[stpug]

That is the single-most advantage to carboys that I miss - being able to see the fermentation. Still use them for bulk aging and wine, but my back much prefers using handles and a little less weight. For whatever reason, carrying a carboy in front of me at chest level just aggravates my back terribly but a handle on my side down low is okay. Oh well

 

[d3track]

I got better bottles almost strictly so I could sneak a peek. I'd be more concerned for you if it no longer made you grin like a mischievous kid.

 

[bethebrew]

Fermentation still makes my smile. I love watching the airlock bubble away or having to put a blow off tube on. I thought by now I would be over it.

After 5 years, you may want to actually bottle the batch.

 

[wailingguitar]

Well, I hope you never lose that joy... I still have it after 24 years, home and pro... still feel like a kid at Christmas

 

[rustym]

I still love it when my carboy becomes a "yeast aquarium"!

 

[GeckoPunk]

I know the feeling all too well... My yeast starter is on my nightstand right next to my bed. It's like a Redneck lava lamp.