Crack in Carboy

[gdenmark]

I have six gallon carbon that I have used for many brews the past year. I noticed this strange mark on the side of it last night before I started another brew. It is kinda gray to black and a slender slash about one to two inches. It does not appear to leak or anything. But I ended up putting my primary in a plastic carboy instead just out of paranoia.

Does anyone think that this could be a crack? I cant really tell and am not sure if it has potential to grow bacteria or cause any damage to my beers? Thanks for the advice.

 

[passedpawn]

Hard to say, we're blind.

If you think it might be a crack, or even a scratch, don't use it.

 

[urbanmyth]

Once plastic gets scratched, it is nearly impossible to kill all the nasties that can live in the nooks and crannies.

 

[Ryush806]

Pics? If you can't figure it out how do you think we can without them?

 

[BigRob90]

Any scrapes or gashes in the carboy have the potential to harbor bacteria and damage the beer. If there is even the slightest belief that it could be a scratched or damaged I wouldn't use it.

 

[user 4295]

After a friend almost bled out after gashing his leg wide open when a glass carboy broke while he was carrying it, I'll never use a perfect one, never mind one that appears to be damaged!

 

[brewingmeister]

Put some duct tape on it.