PET carboys and steeping

Adam Preble · 2005-12-06T07:40:26+00:00

By "PET" I don't mean "meow meow," but rather the Better Bottle, plastic carboys that have been brought up before. I bought one a few months ago and found it much more manageable than a glass carboy. I haven't noticed any problems in using plastic, other than it being slightly fussy to clean dried crud from the very top of it--soaking it upside-down tends to loosen things up. The only problem has been heat.I was following one of Jack Keller's recipes for making cranberry wine, which required introducing hot water into the container. The water was to be poured over the fruit and sugar. Unfortunately, this heat caused the carboy to implode a little bit. It was like microwaving cheap tupperware with the lid sealed. The container isn't what I'd consider damaged, but I wouldn't be doing that again with the container either.This wasn't mentioned last time these carboys were brought up, so I thought I'd contribute it as the only downside I see in using them over glass carboys.

Dec 06, 2005 22 Replies

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JEP62 20 years ago

The only thing you're behind on is your carboy purchases. That's only

23 gallons of carboy space. You're going to need to double that or face the dreaded fermentation withdrawls :-) It's a strange feeling the first time you walk into your winery and realize there is nothing for you to do because everything is resting peacefully and you have no room to start something new.

Andy

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Steve Landis 20 years ago

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Ray Calvert 20 years ago

Well, I am getting close to retirement. All of my 6 kids are now out of the house. I figure I need to upsize my house to keep up with my hobbies. ;o)

Ray

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