Cracked a carboy!

[claphamsa]

:'(

Has 20 LBs of honey in it too.... it is only cracked now.... I put it in the washbasin, and hope that the honey all dissolves so i can rack it out before the crack becomes a gaping hole! so much for vigorous shaking to keep the yeasts up! (or rolling on my part) I guess I had to learn sometimes

 

[chemist308]

A: will it settle out if there is a tiny glass shard?

B: If no, then what if you drink a tiny glass shard?

 

[Yankeehillbrewer]

Seems like the best thing to do would be junk it all. I personally wouldn't risk having Me or any of my Family & Friends drinking down some glass that I can't see. Best to err on the side of caution.

 

[petes]

Go and stand in the corner!
At 847 posts you've been around long enough and read enough on these boards to know better!

(That must be why I use the other type of carboy even if they are the type no-one owns up too).

 

[schweaty]

Two words friend...

BETTER BOTTLE

 

[EvilTOJ]

Wow, only 4 posts until someone starts up with the "buy a better bottle" crap. It happens in every single broken carboy thread.

claphamsa, if it's just cracked and not leaking, then there's most likely no glass shards in the must, I would rack it through a coffee filter at most into another vessel.

 

[claphamsa]

Evil, that is the plan, there is just a crack, not a big deal. Just need to be gentler next time I shake it!

 

[s3n8]

did you bump it on something? or just shaking 20lbs of honey caused the crack?

Curious, because I used to shake the carboy like a crying baby, but I got an o2 setup which is much easier on my back.

 

[claphamsa]

I put it on its bottom edge and rolled it around a bit, no more lazy shaking

and the shaking isnt for O2 its to keep the meade yeasties in suspension so they work better (not sure if it really matters.......)

 

[kanielb1]

Buy you one of those nylon paint straining bags and strain the beer. That should remove any glass particles.