Which glass carboys break the most?

[aubiecat]

I am curious if the broken glass carboys are the 6.5, 6 or 5 gallon variety?
I figure the 6.5 would be the most likely to break since they are slick on the side and seem to be thin. The 5 gallon ones that seem to be a bit thicker and have ridges on the side.

Note: this is NOT a glass carboy bashing thread. I just want to know which break the most.

 

[edmanster]

I would say the ones that have the most stress lines and micro bubbles in the neckline area

 

[riverfrontbrewer]

The ones that people bang around and then are shocked they break?

 

[AnOldUR]

Yeah, I'd say it has little to do with size or type, but more about how you handle it.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

The ones used by homebrewers and homevinters.

 

[passedpawn]

I broke a 5 from temp shock. My stupidity for sure.

 

[cheezydemon3]

The glass ones tend to break when subjected to stress.......

I guess purely from a weight/bulk standpoint, the bigger might go slightly more often.

 

[maida7]

Yeah, I'd say it has little to do with size or type, but more about how you handle it.

That's what she said!

 

[amandabab]

The ones that people bang around and then are shocked they break?

this!!
brewing drunk helps people break them too.

 

[homebrewdad]

I broke a 5 gallon by letting it slip out of my hands and drop about four inches to a concrete floor. Completely my stupidity, got in a hurry.

At least it was empty.

 

[cmybeer]

I swear the carboy I dropped on the edge of the bathtub while cleaning was faulty which is why it exploded yeast and sludge everywhere...
That said I have a friend who swears he threw a chipped one out of a second story window into a big empty dumpster and it just made a huge noise when it landed but didn't break further.

 

[Denny]

the ones used by homebrewers and homevinters.

this^^^^^

 

[adamjackson]

I swear the carboy I dropped on the edge of the bathtub while cleaning was faulty which is why it exploded yeast and sludge everywhere...
That said I have a friend who swears he threw a chipped one out of a second story window into a big empty dumpster and it just made a huge noise when it landed but didn't break further.

I'm need to see photos. No freaking way it survived that. HAH!