Question on using freezers and carboys for fermentation.

Thu May 15, 2008 9:26 pm

So maybe this is a dumb question. I have two Glass carboys, but don't use them b/c I forgot to get a walk-in freezer for fermentation, I got a 10 cubic foot one. I don't even know if I can get the filled carboy out once it is in there. I know that I could use a carboy handle, but they just seem unbalanced, like I could snap the neck off if I tried it at the wrong angle. I've been using plastic buckets with handles, but would prefer to use glass.

Any advice or tips??

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I have brew haulers on my two big carboys, but use milk crates for my 5 gallon carboys. Whatever you do, don't use those carboy handles to pick up a carboy.

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BugeaterBrewing wrote:I have brew haulers on my two big carboys, but use milk crates for my 5 gallon carboys. Whatever you do, don't use those carboy handles to pick up a carboy.

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Tue May 20, 2008 7:02 am

So... What's the issue with picking up a carboy with a carboy handle? Is it going to break?
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724b wrote:So... What's the issue with picking up a carboy with a carboy handle? Is it going to break?

Yes.
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