Caustic cleaners & better bottles

[unionrdr]

I have felt them flexing if they're not properly supported. I think just getting my hands underneath them is sufficient. I only use them occasionally as a secondary and figure they'll last long enough doing that and as much as I use them.

I took your suggestion on supporting the bottom when lifting/swirling. They really do have some small bit of flexing ability to them. I think I'll def get something to put it in for racking to & lifting to the top of the fermenter stand.
Anyway,the 1 gallon of cold water & 2tsp of PBW worked like a charm to clean the black spots off the inside! Didn't take much scrubbing at all with the carboy brush. Now I see why those Carboy Cleaners would be better.
The brush worked fine,but the Carboy Cleaner would be more thorough faster.
I also learned something else of interest. Those 5QT ice cream pails are the perfect depth & diameter for draining these better bottles! No need to buy one of those blue plastic drainer things. Unless of course,you need to drain a glass carboy. Yet another use for the two ice cream pails I saved for other brewery uses. Everything works if ya let it!

 

[+HopSpunge+]

Look at page 21 of your BYO magazine that came in the mail today.