Great steal on 6 gallon carboys! $30 shipped!

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Rugger1978
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Great steal on 6 gallon carboys! $30 shipped!

#1 Post by Rugger1978 » Wed Mar 07, 2012 2:03 pm

Wow, for brand new these are great. Even if they were used, it would be tough to beat. :)

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Re: Great steal on 6 gallon carboys! $30 shipped!

#2 Post by Pentaquark » Wed Mar 07, 2012 8:16 pm

Just out of curiosity, are there any that use/prefer the new Better Bottles? The plastic carboys for beer/wine?
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Re: Great steal on 6 gallon carboys! $30 shipped!

#3 Post by kwgodwin » Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:21 pm

I use the better bottles. I have three and love 'em. I only wish they were 6.5 gallons instead of 6...just for the added head space.

They are gas permeable, so they are not intended for long term storage. If I intend to secondary for a long period of time, I'll use my glass carboys. Wine requires longer time in the fermenter, so get another opinion there. I know that Charlie at Homebrew Pro Shoppe does not sell the Better Bottles for that reason. He's more of a wine maker than a brewer.

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Re: Great steal on 6 gallon carboys! $30 shipped!

#4 Post by Phoenix » Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:48 pm

I use Better Bottles. They are gas permeable? Maybe, if you live long enough... I think that glass carboys are heavy, dangerous, and overpriced.
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Re: Great steal on 6 gallon carboys! $30 shipped!

#5 Post by Rugger1978 » Thu Mar 08, 2012 5:03 pm

Well for $30 they're not overpriced, but today they are back to $70 shipped, lol. So now very overpriced! :)
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On Tap: Irish Red Ale, Vienna Lager, American Wheat, Belgian Triple, Oatmeal Stout, Saison, Hard Cider
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Next Brew: Vienna Lager or an IPA

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