Brew Day Injuries

[mac_1103]

I think it's time to buy a long enough hose that is drinking water safe (e.g. RV hose) to transfer the water straight from the tap to the G40.

Nah, you need to plumb a sink in your garage. Why buy a cheap hose when you can blow a few grand on a construction project instead?

 

[pvpeacock]

Funny, since I convinced my wife I needed to buy the G40 to save my back. After it arrived, I then had to explain to her why we now needed to hire an electrician to install a 240v outlet in the garage at significant additional expense.

 

[Closet Fermenter]

The only thing heavy I am still lifting after switching to a Grainfather G4 with pump are the 5 gallon water bottles I use to carry water to the garage to fill the G40. I think it's time to buy a long enough hose that is drinking water safe (e.g. RV hose) to transfer the water straight from the tap to the G40.

I fill one gallon glass jugs with filtered water and just carry them one or two at a time. I’ve been working on reducing heavy lifting. Yesterday, I lowered my mash tun (after sparge & draining) to the floor; not too bad. I also lifted my fermenter with 5gallons to a stand about 3’ high. I’m going to install another deer hoist to handle both of these. The one I use to put kegs in the keezer works great, and at +/-$15, there’s hardly any piece of brewing equipment cheaper that will improve my brew day better!

 

[MaxStout]

If you're up for morbid entertainment, there's the Broken Glass Carboy Horror Stories thread.

Not for the squeamish.

You've been warned.

 

[beren]

Your ribs are loosely attached to your vertebra. There is a good chance that you pulled a rib out of its socket part way. A good chiropractor (maybe even a poor chiropractor) can put that rib back where it belongs. It will still be a little sore for a day or 2 as the nerves settle down.

So to a real doctor or a licensed physical therapist. Chiropractors rank right below GED students ;-)

 

[Cameronl]

Clamp the hose onto the side of the fermenter.

I've gone ahead and done it. Bought a long length of hose and run the wort from the kettle, to the pump, through the plate chiller and down to the basement. The hose is clamped to the side of the fermenter, but I still stick my head awkwardly through the window to triple check that the hose is still in place. It's working well.

I've also built a small dolly the fermenter's stand is attached to, so I don't even have to carry it across the room from the window to the fermentation area.

 

[OakIslandBrewery]

If you're up for morbid entertainment, there's the Broken Glass Carboy Horror Stories thread.

Not for the squeamish.

You've been warned.

I enjoy the pizza thread a lot more than this . . . .

 

[mashdar]

I don't want to necro the carboy thread, but in college I had a 3 gallon glass carboy full of cold water. I picked it up to put it in sink, and momentum kind of carried it into the corner of the refrigerator. Doesn't take much speed for the momentum of 25 lbs of water to just roll through the glass...

I miraculously avoided injury during the following explosion of glass-laden water. Not a scratch.

During cleanup, I thought the ragged bottom/partial side of carboy looked cool, so I took it to the sink to rinse off. It disintegrated in my hands and sliced my finger pretty good. Lesson learned.