Glass vs plastic carboy, bags vs strainers

[mozltovcoktail]

Ok, I ordered a 6 gallon Better Bottle (no port) and a Big Blow closure from labelpeelers.com. I'm going to use PVC piping to create the type of blowoff system shown in this post: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/be...ation-blowoff-tube-pics-cleaning-info-234492/

If all goes according to plan, I'll be cooking up a 5 gallon batch of something wintery (TBD) this Saturday with a buddy.

Thanks for your advice, everybody.

 

[Hellosluggo]

Here's something I just noticed about my new Big Mouth Bubbler that I had to share: http://imgur.com/a/JN4KK#4

I've read recently that these fermenters are available at some korean markets as vessels for fermenting various liquors/wines/vegetables, etc for about half the price that some of the HB suppliers are selling them for. By all means, if you can pick them up for that much cheaper, do it.

 

[hoppyhoppyhippo]

I use a glass carboy and a strainer. I will use a bag for hops if there are a lot but I like using a strainer for 2 reasons, first to catch stuff that falls out, second is to aerate the wort.