My Brewing Equipment

[Brewcaster J]

Lots of good opinions in here about either plastic or glass. I wonder why nobody has mentioned how the amount of homebrew consumed during a brew day might directly affect the chance of broken carboys. Just a guess, but I would think the two are directly related.

I use glass for now. Guess I haven't drank enough on brew day to switch over to buckets. Although, you guys have me seriously thinking of how easy it is to clean a bucket after primary as opposed to glass. Cleaning carboys is a drag!

justin

[Denny]

Lots of good opinions in here about either plastic or glass. I wonder why nobody has mentioned how the amount of homebrew consumed during a brew day might directly affect the chance of broken carboys. Just a guess, but I would think the two are directly related.
justin

I broke 2 carboys in one brewing session, resulting in the loss of 6 gal. of pils. And I hadn't had a drop to drink...

[Brewcaster J]

Maybe it's the inverse of my theory then. One must drink to save the carboys???? If that's what it takes, then by golly, I'm willing to do it!

justin

"Hey! I didn't get a Hurumph out of that guy!" - The Gov

[BeerBiker]

Lots of good opinions in here about either plastic or glass. I wonder why nobody has mentioned how the amount of homebrew consumed during a brew day might directly affect the chance of broken carboys. Just a guess, but I would think the two are directly related.

I use glass for now. Guess I haven't drank enough on brew day to switch over to buckets. Although, you guys have me seriously thinking of how easy it is to clean a bucket after primary as opposed to glass. Cleaning carboys is a drag!

justin

My carboy got broken in a non-brewing incident. Bumped it up against something and it literally exploded.

[Bugeater]

fstbttms stole my idea. I have been using that method for years. Milk crates (the real ones you "find" behind the grocery store, and not the fake ones from walmar) give you something solid to hang on to while moving them around. Don't have to worry about wet, slippery glass.

[N8sbrewing]

Been lurkin now postin!
This is how I do it!
All grain and gravity. 10+ gal. 2 Home Depot outdoor cookers (110,000 btu), 3 converted kegs (Hot liquor, boil kettle & fermenter) 48 qt. picnic cooler w/slotted copper manifold. Oh! And the temp. controlled chest freezer for serving and lagering.


1. Single infusion. Dough in @ 15 degrees above what I'm shooting for. Into 48 qt cooler
2. Heat sparge water. Sparging proceeds. (usually 45 to 60 min.)
3. Boil- while boil is going, I sanitize fermenter and buckets.
4. Post boil, chill with home made immersion wort chiller and prechiller in icedwater.
5. Bucket to bucket airation.
6. Pour into fermenter (closed)
7. Transfer via co2 to corni's and force carbonate.
Sometimes secondary ?????????