My wife made a carboy cover- What do you think?

[GearBeer]

If you have a niche item ebay is full of idiots who will pay twice what it's worth

Not even niche items. I recently purchased a foodsaver from Bass Pro Shop. It was $25 cheaper than the least expensive one listed on ePay.

I think kornkob has a good idea. A small run on ePay or in the classifieds here to gauge interest (hers and ours) would be a good test.

 

[TxBrew]

Pattern looks identical to a cloth diaper my Son has.

 

[GroosBrewz]

Pattern looks identical to a cloth diaper my Son has.

Eewwww... I coulda done without the image of diapers and beer together.....

 

[DeathBrewer]

And I thought using a sock for a hopbag was nasty...

 

[claphamsa]

id take a couple! insulated would be cool... temps can be an issue int he winter!

 

[Birchgrove77]

A few replies have brought up insulation. I think it would be pretty neat if you could add a couple insulated pockets on opposite sides of the cover to hold some frozen two liter bottles to help keep some temperature control in the warmer months. I think those are pretty slick and would be nice to have.

 

[DeathBrewer]

You could open up the inside to get better transfer.

 

[bosunbrew]

my wife is on her third beer and has promised to knit me a carboy cozy, as long as i remind her tomorrow

 

[homebrewer_99]

I'm not out to pop your bubble or be the party-pooper here, but didn't someone do this exact thing like 5 years ago?

I know my wife made me some then, but I've resorted back to my shrunken t-shirts...OK, maybe the t-shirts didn't shrink as much as I've expanded, but you get the idea.

If you can sell them then go for it...

 

[beerismypoison]

I am interested, but perhaps an option for a non-insulated version. Just something to keep the light out.

Or how about two covers, one as an insulator, the other just a cover. So you could use both if you needed both, or you could use the one.

 

[MirImage]

Hey all,

thanks for the suggestions.. Please keep them coming.. The interest so far has peaked her interest a little.. Help out a fellow brewer.. If enough people say they are cool and she makes some to sell, then she may have the extra money money to buy me the stainless conical fermenter I've been eyeing.......

Seriously though, the ideas are great.. If you have any more suggestions, let me know!

I find it a little funny that you want to purchase something that won't really need your wife's lovely carboy coozies. Best of luck! I want to check this out more as apartment living doesn't provide much dark closet space.

 

[Madtown1]

Carboy coozies....R...A...D...
Maybe you could incorporate brew club logos/homebrew logos/specialty beer logos/sports teams logos... there is a whole avenue here that you could take with the specific design of the material you are using... Probably want to keep it on the down low so as not to infringe on copywrights, etc. though...

 

[GroosBrewz]

Well since this thread's been revived I figured I'd post an update. After getting some carboy handles/lifters installed (finally) I realized that even the ones that my wife made me didn't work anymore (they wont slip over the top anymore with the handle in the way) and I have resorted back to an old blanket for my last couple batches. But my wife has a plan to make more, probably with velcro or something on the side so instead of slipping over the top, they now wrap around the sides.. She is supposed to make one this weekend.. So we are back to square one and she is working on a new design (a couple actually) that will accomodate carboy handles and possibly a sewn in pocket as well. I'll keep you posted! As usual, any suggestions on how to make it more functional are always appreciated!

 

[bosunbrew]

ha, funny this thread was revived, my wife actually followed through from back in december and knit a carboy cozy. it kept her happy while knitting, now I need to suggest another project so she can have something to do. happy wife= happy drunk husband

 

[GroosBrewz]

ha, funny this thread was revived, my wife actually followed through from back in december and knit a carboy cozy. it kept her happy while knitting, now I need to suggest another project so she can have something to do. happy wife= happy drunk husband

That is funny.. Post a pic if you got one!