Broke my first fermenter

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  1. redgorillabreath

    redgorillabreath Zealot (511) Mar 29, 2015 Pennsylvania

    4 gallons of peated stout just going into rescue mode all over the floor. So much fun to clean up.
     
    #1 redgorillabreath, Jan 6, 2016
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  2. GreenKrusty101

    GreenKrusty101 Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2008 Nevada

    bucket or carboy? Good thing it was only a peated beer :slight_smile:
     
    #2 GreenKrusty101, Jan 6, 2016
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  3. redgorillabreath

    redgorillabreath Zealot (511) Mar 29, 2015 Pennsylvania

    Glass 5 gallon carboy. It slipped off the edge of a 1"X1" piece of wood onto a the concrete floor.

    I think I'll build a platform for this so it's not on concrete. Maybe it can be the bottom of my future fermentation chamber.
     
    #3 redgorillabreath, Jan 6, 2016
  4. ryane

    ryane Initiate (0) Nov 21, 2007 Washington

    time to build a still so that none of that beer is wasted........
     
    #4 ryane, Jan 6, 2016
  5. RLLER

    RLLER Initiate (0) Feb 5, 2015 Florida

    On the bright side, if all you lost is the beer consider yourself fortunate. I have seen some really nasty cuts and gashes from people dropping glass carboys or glass carboys falling close to them. Those nasty gashes are the reason why I switched over to the larger Speidel plastic fermentors.
     
    #5 RLLER, Jan 6, 2016
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  6. jbakajust1

    jbakajust1 Pooh-Bah (2,552) Aug 25, 2009 Oregon
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    Sorry to hear that. Go for the PET bottles like Better Bottles. No breaking. And lighter. And cheaper. And, did I mention, no breaking.
     
    #6 jbakajust1, Jan 6, 2016
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  7. CADETS3

    CADETS3 Initiate (0) Dec 3, 2014 Texas

    See thread: How many carboys have you broken?
    Glad you're ok.
     
    #7 CADETS3, Jan 6, 2016
  8. scottakelly

    scottakelly Maven (1,487) May 9, 2007 Ohio

    Put me firmly in the "don't fear the plastic" camp. Either way you go chalk it up as the angel's share, as we all unintentionally lose beer from time to time.
     
    #8 scottakelly, Jan 6, 2016
  9. redgorillabreath

    redgorillabreath Zealot (511) Mar 29, 2015 Pennsylvania

    Happy angels at my house! No cuts, bumps, or bruises. Maybe they were there ahead of time.
     
    #9 redgorillabreath, Jan 6, 2016
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  10. InVinoVeritas

    InVinoVeritas Initiate (0) Apr 16, 2012 Wisconsin

    My condolences, very sorry for your loss!
     
    #10 InVinoVeritas, Jan 6, 2016
  11. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
    Society Pooh-Bah

    As has already been mentioned: thank goodness you did not get hurt. Broken carboy shards can indeed cause damage to skin and arteries.

    Cheers!
     
    #11 JackHorzempa, Jan 6, 2016
  12. MostlyNorwegian

    MostlyNorwegian Pooh-Bah (2,236) Feb 5, 2013 Illinois
    Pooh-Bah

    No glass carboys in this house. I prefer that my blood gets spilled other clumsy ways.
     
    #12 MostlyNorwegian, Jan 7, 2016
  13. MIBeerGeek

    MIBeerGeek Initiate (0) Dec 26, 2015 Michigan

    I prefer table saws, the cut is usually cleaner!! :grinning:
     
    #13 MIBeerGeek, Jan 7, 2016
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