Glass carboy with hole on top

[Orthobrewsky]

No, Denny and all the naysayers are wrong. All you need is one of those small artificial gravity emitters placed around the neck of the carboy...wait, I forgot what century and planet this is. Scratch that, Denny said what needed to be said about this in his first post.

But seriously, this thread has been so entertaining that I wanted to be an official part of it. As some have pointed out, about all you could do is cut off the whole bottom and slide in a big funnel. There would still be an issue or two to work out, but I think it could eventually work out. However, the only reason I could see for going to so much trouble (and probably expense) is if you really, really wanted a see-through conical. I can relate to that, but not enough to go to the trouble to make it happen for me. There should be see-through conicals and they could be produced. I know it's completely not necessary and the professionals don't have them, but many of us non-professionals have a big interest in the aesthetic, as opposed to the merely practical, parts of making beer. I like the beauty of the fermentation dance and the magnificent variety and growth of krausen.

 

[passedpawn]

With a better bottle, one could hang it upside down, hang something heavy from the neck, partially fill it with really hot water, and stretch it out so the slope is far more severe. Better Bottles are shrinky dinks... heat them and stretch them any way you want. Look what my friend did to 2 of his:

 

[day_trippr]

I remember that pic. Hilarious.

Clearly, BBs shrink when hot enough. But the whole stretch thing is the opposite of shrinkage...

Cheers!

 

[passedpawn]

I remember that pic. Hilarious.

Clearly, BBs shrink when hot enough. But the whole stretch thing is the opposite of shrinkage...

Cheers!

That's why you hang a weight around the neck. Stretchy dink.

 

[BeerGrylls]

That's why you hang a weight around the neck. Stretchy dink.

Quote of the year contender

 

[Jsslack]

One idea I had, but it'd a long shot, is some sort of an Arm that enters into the neck of the carboy (somehow) and is angled to scrape the trub off the shoulders of the carboy could help to the end of pulling the trub out of the fermenter. I haven't figured out how I'd make that happen though....

Have you thought of using magic?

 

[passedpawn]

Quote of the year contender

Yea, that didn't sound right.

 

[Orthobrewsky]

With a better bottle, one could hang it upside down, hang something heavy from the neck, partially fill it with really hot water, and stretch it out so the slope is far more severe. Better Bottles are shrinky dinks... heat them and stretch them any way you want. Look what my friend did to 2 of his:

I don't like the semi-opacity of those shrinky dinks and the shrinkage is naturally horrifying.

But, since you mentioned the application of heat, does anyone know how to blow glass? Come on men, we can lick this problem. If not, maybe we can blow it, or at least hang weights from it and stretch it.

Yes, I've had some beer this evening and may not be as funny as I imagine myself to be.

 

[jbaysurfer]

Have you thought of using magic?

Yeah, or a bent piece of copper wire through a grommet. But magic is the more elegant solution, no doubt.

 

[BeerGrylls]

Yeah, or a bent piece of copper wire through a grommet. But magic is the more elegant solution, no doubt.

What about keeping a stir bar in the neck with a keeper magnet. When it comes time to drop out, just gently rotate the bar around the circumference.

 

[Homercidal]

Quote of the year contender

I agree.

 

[worksnorth]

What about keeping a stir bar in the neck with a keeper magnet. When it comes time to drop out, just gently rotate the bar around the circumference.

Well there you go! I'm not planning on doing this at all but that is a pretty stinkin good idea!

 

[Mrmojo]

What about keeping a stir bar in the neck with a keeper magnet. When it comes time to drop out, just gently rotate the bar around the circumference.

You're gonna have to automate it, to keep the forum happy.

 

[jflongo]

Just do what you want to do, and go with it, and let us know how it turns out. Kuddos to you for trying a new experiment. If it works it works, if it doesn't it doesn't, at least you tried something new. Cheers to that.

 

[mors]

I would still say that while you won't be able to get all the yeast out of the inverted carboy you would still be able to harvest some of the yeast. I also still believe with a whirlpool in the carboy most of the trub would setting near the neck and be capable of being dumped before pitching the yeast. This is especially true if that valve neck is closed at the bottom and allowed to fill. Might take 2 whirlpools but that trub would be gone.

 

[jflongo]

Just brew up a simple Smash recipe and see how it works. No one really knows that is answering here until you try it for real. All the rest are guesses. If it works it works, if not, at least you tried. Cheers.

 

[kombat]

Is that a mirror on the ceiling?

Can't ... resist ... "You know you're a homebrewer when" comment ...

You know you're a homebrewer when you have a mirror on your ceiling, but it's not in your bedroom.

 

[Mrmojo]

Add a vibrator to the side? Can't take credit for this idea. I think passdown suggested it in a different application.

 

[BeerGrylls]

Add a vibrator to the side? Can't take credit for this idea. I think passdown suggested it in a different application.

I could see that working..

 

[jbaysurfer]

What about keeping a stir bar in the neck with a keeper magnet. When it comes time to drop out, just gently rotate the bar around the circumference.

Go figure, my idea that led to a "have you thought of using magic" reply also led to another idea that just may have merit. Wow...free exchange of ideas...novel concept.

Magic is still the more elegant solution though.

 

[kombat]

I would think dragging a stir bar through settled yeast would simply send it back up into suspension, rather than causing it to slide down the (shallow sloped) shoulder and down into the neck of the carboy.

But I guess some of that re-suspended yeast would settle in the neck instead of back onto the shoulder, so if you did it a few times, it might work. But sounds like a PITA.

 

[Accidic]

With a better bottle, one could hang it upside down, hang something heavy from the neck, partially fill it with really hot water, and stretch it out so the slope is far more severe. Better Bottles are shrinky dinks... heat them and stretch them any way you want. Look what my friend did to 2 of his:

Seems like it would weaken the neck on an inverted container holding 5g of water too much. Also, I can't imagine it's necessarily good for it. Still seems like a heavyweight mold wouldn't be a huge cost premium though.

 

[smccarter]

To the OP....

Would you please just brew some beer and use the thing so we can all find out how it worked for you?

Looks pretty cool. Not sure I'd cut a hole in any of my glass carboys, but I am interested in the results. Even if the beer spills out all over the floor. I just gotta know man....

I JUST gots 'ta know.....

 

[MyNameIsPaul]

The OBVIOUS answer to fix the problem would be to spray the neck/shoulders of the carboy with PAM cooking spray before racking wort into it. Duh!

 

[mattd2]

To the OP....

Would you please just brew some beer and use the thing so we can all find out how it worked for you?

Looks pretty cool. Not sure I'd cut a hole in any of my glass carboys, but I am interested in the results. Even if the beer spills out all over the floor. I just gotta know man....

I JUST gots 'ta know.....

The longer he leaves it, the more of us that will start thinking he already has and just doesn't want to admit Denny was right
OP please show us the full fermenter already

 

[RoughandReadyRanch]

The longer he leaves it, the more of us that will start thinking he already has and just doesn't want to admit Denny was right
OP please show us the full fermenter already

My thoughts exactly. Or the whole thing collapsed causing great bodily injury leaving the OP dead or severely disabled and stuck in a lonely hospital ICU thinking "DAMN YOU HBT!!!!!". And thus Denny's new arch enemy was born. I have a vivid imagination

 

[dmbnpj]

On your stand, the piece of plywood that the carboy is inverted and resting on, I would recommend replacing your current piece with another piece and cut the opening against the grain of the wood. It wouldn't hurt to double it up either.

 

[brandonhagen1]

ply wood has muli layers with opposite grain patterns pressed and heat glued

 

[RoughandReadyRanch]

He's dead I tell ya! D-E-A-D!!!!!! Oh the humanity! So soon! So young? So inventive! Tis a cruel cruel world we live in where tampering with another's tried and true product could lead to such horrible outcome. Damn you cruel world..... Guess he put the DIe in DIY? Oh well, I hear Kansas City sucks anyway.

 

[buzzno]

He's dead I tell ya! D-E-A-D!!!!!! Oh the humanity! So soon! So young? So inventive! Tis a cruel cruel world we live in where tampering with another's tried and true product could lead to such horrible outcome. Damn you cruel world..... Guess he put the DIe in DIY? Oh well, I hear Kansas City sucks anyway.

Hahaha! I got a good laugh out of that! You may just be right.