Glass V plastic fermenter

[Hop Bomb]

Its 19 litres to the top of the sticker on the carboy there approx. I fill em up to the shoulder. Only big beers blow off big time. Any regular OG beers just bubble away nicely.

[Beerbuddha]

I might order some of those myself.
32€ not too cheap but at least they say indestructible !
Btw hop bomb you have enough beer in that fridge to get an army twisted.

[Vermelho]

How many litres can you get into a 19/20L carboy for fermenting, leaving enough head-space for Kreustan?I got one of the 19L carboys from the homebrew company(https://www.thehomebrewcompany.ie/19-litre-carboy-with-tap-p-1772.html) for doing secondary on my big beers.

By my calculations, I'd only get about 16L into it if I was reserving enough space. That doesn't even fill a keg, yet alone a few bottles on the side, which makes it a bit useless for fermenting a batch.

They're 6 US gallon / 23 litre carboys!! I get one full corny out of every PET carboy without even touching the beer on the yeast cake. Il useless you! Close the door behind you 
http://www.homebrewwest.ie/brouwland-quality-pet-carboy-23-litres-with-bung-and-airlock-3278-p.asp

How do you clean them? Just put some PBW in for 30 mins with some vigorous shaking?

[Hop Bomb]

I use half litre of brewers caustic in 23 litres hot water. No shaking needed. Just rinse twice after that & then sanitize with starsan. Oxy from lidl & pbw will do the same job. PBW will do a better job than oxy as it wont leave a chalky residue on it (its not an issue - just something to do with hard water) You need to minimize contact time with your cleaning solution so dont leave it over night. 30 mins is enough. You can see the crud falling off.

I got mine on sale at geterbrewed during the summer. They were 20e each I think.  They have em for 28e now not incl your discount  http://geterbrewed.ie/pet-carboy-23-litre-with-rubber-bung-and-airlock.html

I have many thirsty friends. Kegs disappear quick!

[Kevin O'Roundwood]

What do you do for taking gravity readings with no tap? Do you stick a syphon in the second hole in the bung?

I have to say I like the look of those transparent fermenters. Nice to see what's going on inside

[johnrm]

You could sanitize your hydrometer, then gently drop or into your fermenter.

[johnrm]

Scratch that, I see it's for carboys...

[armedcor]

What do you do for taking gravity readings with no tap? Do you stick a syphon in the second hole in the bung?

I have to say I like the look of those transparent fermenters. Nice to see what's going on inside

Wine thief or if you're cheap like me a turkey baster.

[Hop Bomb]

Ive two of those wine thieves that the same company makes. One for clean & one for sour. You leave a hydrometer inside them too so you take readings without a trial jar. Ive a broken corny that all that stuff like racking canes etc sits in with sanitizer. http://www.homebrewwest.ie/wine-thief-sampler--jar-in-1-2266-p.asp  Handy yokes. None of the sour gear ever comes into contact with clean beer gear.

[Qs]

I almost never take gravity readings until I'm racking. If I feel I need a sample I use a sanatised turkey baster. I might invest in one of those wine thiefs though, they look very handy.

[Hop Bomb]

Some beers need temp rises at various stages of attenuation so have to check gravities daily. Its a bit of a pain but you get to taste the beer as it progresses.

[Qs]

Well I'm using a swamp cooler for now so that's not an issue for me.

[Kevin O'Roundwood]

Swamp cooler??

[johnrm]

Google is your friend!

[Qs]

Swamp cooler??