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This carboy is the best of both worlds
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2014 10:32 am
by Gymrat
http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/f ... .msg227070
You can see through it for those who like to perv, yet it is super easy to reach into and clean.
Re: This carboy is the best of both worlds
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2014 12:00 pm
by russki
I would not use these for fermenting - they are polycarbonate, and have high oxygen permeability. These are marked with #7 recycle code.
Re: This carboy is the best of both worlds
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2014 12:05 pm
by Gymrat
This I didn't know.
Re: This carboy is the best of both worlds
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2014 12:44 pm
by russki
Gymrat wrote:This I didn't know.
The best plastic to ferment in is PET (#1) - it has almost no permeability, and it's clear. Unfortunately, it's flexible, and not suitable for buckets, but makes great plastic carboys. Here is a document that lists permeability for common types of plastic:
http://www.faybutler.com/pdf_files/HowH ... ctGas3.pdf