First screw up... boy.. with pic

[cincydave]

Kick-save just got added to my vocabulary. Thanks!

Never knew the official term for it, but that is my reaction too, when I drop something breakable. I instinctively try to break the fall with my foot. Not sure about a carboy full of wort though.

 

[pietaster]

I was thinking this as well. The inside of the cooler wouldn't be like hitting on concrete or something. What was the temp difference between the wort and water in cooler?/QUOTE]

There wasn't any water in the swamp cooler yet, it was dry. I really think i set it down to hard in the cooler, and i had an air tight stopper on the carboy, which may have caused some built up pressure. The wort should have been in the upper 70's in terms of temperature since i chill my wort before i bring it inside.

I went with the BB over plastic buckets because i only use primarys (no secondaries) and i have been warned that buckets are not good for long primaries due to potential air leaks. Not sure if that is true. I generally leave all my beers in the primary for 4 weeks.

NJTarHeel, i'm sorry to hear about your brother, truly tragic.

 

[peterson82]

Kick-save just got added to my vocabulary. Thanks!

No prob! I teach by non-example.

 

[peterson82]

Never knew the official term for it, but that is my reaction too, when I drop something breakable. I instinctively try to break the fall with my foot. Not sure about a carboy full of wort though.

Yeah, I kick-save everything. I was so unprepared for that thing to fall I yielded to my spinal cord reflex. Thankfully, energy dissipation of the carboy breaking saved me from a broken foot!