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[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

I can get used cornies that I need to clean up for $15-20 each. I can't find carboys for less than $35-40 each.

where? I just bought some and the best price I could find was $24

[3rd party JKor]

I'm surprised the bottom popped even with a piece of cardboard under it. Must've been a pebble or something lodged in the cardboard.

[al_bob]

I'm surprised the bottom popped even with a piece of cardboard under it. Must've been a pebble or something lodged in the cardboard.

I think I might have let it slip the last 1/4' and that was all it took. Or maybe a stone was in the cardboard, which would be possible given our work conditions. It was the perfect sweet spot though, cause all of the sudden I was holding just the neck of the carboy. Nothing catastrophic.

[hoppybrewer]

Next time try a plastic milk crate with a thick towel in the bottom. The built in handles work great.

[al_bob]

Next time try a plastic milk crate with a thick towel in the bottom. The built in handles work great.

That's really about the best and cheapest way to treat a glass carboy. I used to have some before I started brewing, but they're long gone. I wonder where I could find a couple?

[gnef]

I primaried in a 6.5g glass carboy once, and then read of some horror stories (going to the ER, multiple stitches, reduced range of motion for life, etc.), and that was enough for me to go back to buckets. Now, I only use carboys for clearing and aging cider before it goes in the keg. I don't think I've had beer in carboys for over 3 years now. Plus, I have so many kegs, it just makes sense to use the kegs for beer and long term storage. Even when using the carboys for cider, I am very careful, and do not want to have any accidents.I am glad you are safe, and hope you are able to find a suitable replacement that will help to keep you safe in the future.

[thool]

Harbor Freight sells those moving dollies that you can put under furniture. It looks like a stepped platform covered with carpet with casters on the bottom. They would make moving a carboy laterally a lot safer. For vertical movement, I always put a carpet remnant under where it's going, and always handle with dry hands.Sorry for your loss!