Setting Carboy directly on ground not safe?

[BrewHistorian]

Has anyone else heard about the Earths ability to draw energy from an object that is in direct contact with the ground before? My local brew shop owner suggests placing your fermenters on wood planks or some other item in order to separate the fermenter from the ground. He claims that the earth naturally draws energy into itself and it will draw energy from anything in contact with the ground. The wood planks are to separate the fermenter and earth and this will keep your yeast safe and active during fermentation. Anyone else do this/hear about this before? Or is my brew store owner crazy?

 

[Hammy71]

Huh? I keep mine off the concrete floor in my basement because it's cold. Sounds like a bunch of spiritual mumbo jumbo to me.

 

[clancyob]

LOL oh I can't wait to hear the responses to this.

 

[TomSD]

So, uh, vampire dirt?

 

[BendBrewer]

Has anyone else heard about the Earths ability to draw energy from an object that is in direct contact with the ground before?

Yeah. At a Grateful Dead show. From some guy named Crisper who was twirling glow in the dark sticks and wearing a Lizard costume. It was pretty cool. But I just kept walking.

 

[Revvy]

Oh.....My......God......



This is going to be fun....

 

[SKMO]

Has anyone else heard about the Earths ability to draw energy from an object that is in direct contact with the ground before? My local brew shop owner suggests placing your fermenters on wood planks or some other item in order to separate the fermenter from the ground. He claims that the earth naturally draws energy into itself and it will draw energy from anything in contact with the ground. The wood planks are to separate the fermenter and earth and this will keep your yeast safe and active during fermentation. Anyone else do this/hear about this before? Or is my brew store owner crazy?

Not actually crazy, but ...... aw shiat, yes, he actually does sound crazy.

Are you afraid of walking barefoot and having all your life energy sucked out through the bottom of your feet?

 

[BendBrewer]

Hey, there's Crisper!

 

[cruckin78]

my carboys sit on the floor of my bedroom....I agree with another poster, but I will not mock it mumbo jumbo...I dont want to piss off the beer gods, they are good to me!

 

[Revvy]

Wasnt there something recently about the tides or the full moon and brewing?

 

[jevers]

I've been told before not to set a car battery directly on the ground, as it will drain the charge.

A carboy though? I bet that guy has some real entertainment value.

 

[Revvy]

Oh yeah here... http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/09/24/us-belgium-beer-odd-idUSTRE68N37T20100924

 

[edmanster]

Good thing I have a thin layer of milk crate between mine...lol maybe I will add a little wood board for more protection and stability......

 

[Mongrel]

Hey, there's Crisper!

Never take advice from a shirtcocker

 

[hamiltont]

I've been told before not to set a car battery directly on the ground, as it will drain the charge.

Concrete, but that's a myth as well. Cheers!!!

 

[Revvy]

Never take advice from a shirtcocker

*spits on keyboard*

A what???

 

[davesrose]

Instead of wood planks, I think the best way to combat Earth's energy is a specially made tin foil hat for each carboy.

 

[kpr121]

Its called gravity?

 

[SKMO]

Have to assume they threw this guy out of San Francisco for his oddball craziness.

 

[Mongrel]

*spits on keyboard*

A what???

A guy wearing a shirt with no pants. Think this term developed at burning man.

 

[terrapinj]

so the concrete foundation, padding/carpet or hardwood floors is not sufficient insulation (if his premise was even true) but adding a plank will provide adequate insulation?

is he assuming you are keeping your carboy outside on the dirt?

what energy is would be sucked from the carboy?

 

[edmanster]

Instead of wood planks, I think the best way to combat Earth's energy is a specially made tin foil hat for each carboy.

But my empties already wear their aluminum hats!.....lol

 

[Revvy]

Instead of wood planks, I think the best way to combat Earth's energy is a specially made tin foil hat for each carboy.

 

[gio]

I was told as a child to never sit directly on the ground and that I should always sit on a jacket or a book or piece of wood or something. The reason being hemmoroids, though.

 

[Revvy]

A guy wearing a shirt with no pants. Think this term developed at burning man.

You learn something new everyday...

(Boy I'm glad I just didn't google for the answer...that would have required eyebleach I'm sure.)

 

[dataz722]

Just curious but has that shop owner ever started a pot beer thread on here?

 

[RM-MN]

HEY! Those tinfoil hats won't work! They're the wrong shape!:rockin:

 

[Mongrel]

You learn something new everyday...

(Boy I'm glad I just didn't google for the answer...that would have required eyebleach I'm sure.)

Google images might have come up with the image you posted along with a lot worse examples

 

[Flomaster]

its true to an extinct.

Google "Bionic band"

here is the test I preformed.

I stood on one leg with my arms out to my side to balance.
I was told to not let the big 6' guy push down to knock me out of balance(needless to say I fell over trying my hardest not to let him)

he then gave me the bionic band to hold on to in my left hand and he said ok lets do it again.

this time around I was rock solid, I wasn't budging.

now I am not sure how much truth there is to it, but I kid you not it was the weirdest feeling ever.

he also says that if your at the beach or lake and just have your feel in the water you are grounded and essentially the same thing.





-=Jason=-

 

[SKMO]

Never take advice from a shirtcocker

Possible typo here?

We had shortcockers in the locker room in high school. Never heard of the other type.