31 replies to this topic

[SteveMillerTime]

I boil my starter wort in it.

da hell man. lol...its not a NB glass flask though is it?

[brewman]

Man up, grow a pair and test it out with some water.Dan

[positiveContact]

Man up, grow a pair and test it out with some water.Dan

just keep the kids and pets away from the hot water and glass explosion!

[matt6150]

da hell man. lol...its not a NB glass flask though is it?

So are the NB flasks not made of Bomex?

[SteveMillerTime]

So are the NB flasks not made of Bomex?

nope, made out of borosilicate glass - whatever the hell that is

[positiveContact]

nope, made out of borosilicate glass - whatever the hell that is

same thing as pyrex. same was what my flask is made out of.

[SteveMillerTime]

same thing as pyrex. same was what my flask is made out of.

wtf...so basically all of the people who've written bad reviews for it are morons. christ.

[positiveContact]

wtf...so basically all of the people who've written bad reviews for it are morons. christ.

at the very least the type of material shouldn't be an issue.

[MtnBrewer]

da hell man. lol...its not a NB glass flask though is it?

It's borosilicate.

[SteveMillerTime]

ok, i just did a bit of research on borosilicate. Proves to me that people are indeed morons. I will be boiling in this flask, boil-over and all.

[MtnBrewer]

ok, i just did a bit of research on borosilicate. Proves to me that people are indeed morons. I will be boiling in this flask, boil-over and all.

Definitely use some foam control (or Fermcap).

[SteveMillerTime]

Definitely use some foam control (or Fermcap).

Will do. Thanks for the help guys