Broke my first carboy ... and then things got even worse

Bad deal on the carboy. I know I've clanked a couple carboys together a few times, but have been lucky so far.

You should have quickly put the plug in the bathtub. Then you could have solved the age old argument of which is better for fermentation - plastic, glass, or....porcelain. :)

Steve

Ha! Bathtub beer. That's old, old, incredibly old school..

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So far. But I think I'd keep a close eye on that second carboy for hairline cracks. If feel your pain.

I have nightmares exactly like that. I'm always in a panic as to how I'm going to get the soap scum out of my beer.

Bart

That's what I was thinking too.

Mark R

You brew in plastic, drink from the glass and then, and only then, fill the porcelain :)

WOOOOOO!!!!! wooOOoo .... wooo.

In Sydney, Australia, a pub down the Rocks area brews 'boutique' beers. The pub is one of the oldest in Australia and dates back to shanghai'ing sailors 1790's etc.

The pub is called the "First and Last" and brews using the original or "open" brewing method. Everything into a large vat - i dunno if it was porcelain or whatever. I tried a couple of the beers

- tasted a bit rough to me. Then went back to the standard tooheys or

Ian C P.S. Old brewers saying "There is no such thing as a bad beer. It's just some are better than others."