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Loss of beer is BAD...but (assuming here) you didn't end up with a ton of stitches or worse so there's a bright side based on other horror stories of broken glass carboys.
Ooof, I gotta check out that thread, bailey mountain brewer!glad to hear no injuries, ughh still sucks. that being said this also seems like something i would read in the "don't do that" thread.
cheers
Yeah the swaying it creates going down stairs are the clincherDon’t blame the glass. I love well and safely carried carboys. But if I had to constantly move them through stairs I probably would use something else.
OMG I'm glad you're here to tell the tale
Ditto what Balrog said. But you must not be married. If I made a mess like that while brewing, my wife would see to it I wasn't here to tell the tale.
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I use two of these for 10 gallon batches. I put it under the carboys before transferring the wort into them. They protect the glass bottoms too from the cement in my garage. Then I move them to the fridge for fermentation, leaving the net underneath the whole time. Then they are already in place to move again. When they get too dirty, I just throw them in the washing machine. No buckles to break. Been using them for about 6 years now.
Edit: Glad you are safe, I have been in the E.R. from a brewing accident once, and now I double think everything that has potential to hurt me in brewing.
Yeah, there's a lot of good ideas on here, but with my situation with stairs, Glas geht nicht mehr für mich!One thing I learned from here without going through it the hard way myself is NEVER EVER USE GLAS FERMENTERS.
Except for the occasional 1 gallon batch.... But as soon as there is serious weight involved, nope sir, no glass for me please. It can even crack on it's own without me doing anything stupid to it. You never know how many micro cracks are already inside from transportation or faults from production. Glass carboys, so much nope nope nope!!
A beautiful 5.5gal of English ESB (OG 5.6) ended up on the floor last night.
Lesson to new brewers? Be sure to connect the straps correctly before carrying your carboy down the stairs.
Cheers, mcmeador!Dang... sorry for your loss.
The orange carboy “handle” in that first photo is pure crap. I owned a homebrew shop and I refused to sell them. Very bad idea. You can’t carry a carboy like that and put pressure on the neck of the carboy like that. I have heard many stories of carboy necks being snapped off. I know you had a strap device and were using that. I would advise anybody who owns one of these orange carboy handles to deposit it in the nearest trash can where it belongs.A beautiful 5.5gal of English ESB (OG 5.6) ended up on the floor last night.
Lesson to new brewers? Be sure to connect the straps correctly before carrying your carboy down the stairs.
Hey, thanks for the advice/heads-up, bwible!The orange carboy “handle” in that first photo is pure crap.
Loads of truth in that, Transamguy77!Sorry for your loss and no glass for me either, way too scary. A bucket is nice, it has a handle, wide mouth and when it gets too old you just replace it with another cheap bucket.
Hear, hear! I always have to transfer from my brewing operation on the main floor to my fermenters in the basement, so I'm switching to plastic, myself!RIP ESB!! I've always used plastic carboys because I could get them for free at work, after seeing your post, I'm glad I don't have glass. Thanks!
Yeah I had a 6 gallon crack on me in 2019 in moving to a new house. I got rid of it. I only use 6 gallon carboys for the occasional box wine kit, and I don’t make those much anymore.I know that breaking a carboy is a dangerous risk and am always careful. The other day i chipped the top of one of my 6 gallon glass carboys (see photo below). Now i am wondering if it's worth the risk of using this one anymore or am i up against an even weaker carboy that will be more succeptable to thermal shock and breaking? Thoughts or experiences? Mahalo.
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THIS!!!^^^^^^^Throw it out and buy plastic or steel.
KISS (Keep It Simple & Safe): place it gently in the recycle bin.Now, let's hear any good ideas you might have for the chipped 6 gal glass carboy retirement party and next gig?
Nahh.. CHOOOT IT!!!KISS (Keep It Simple & Safe): place it gently in the recycle bin.
As long as there are no structural defects, cracks etc., looks like that can be smoothed out with a Dremel. Maybe even epoxied.I know that breaking a carboy is a dangerous risk and am always careful. The other day i chipped the top of one of my 6 gallon glass carboys (see photo below). Now i am wondering if it's worth the risk of using this one anymore or am i up against an even weaker carboy that will be more succeptable to thermal shock and breaking? Thoughts or experiences? Mahalo.
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