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Originally posted by Tuco View PostI'll be sure to check all my demijohns now for any fractures or cracks, Has anyone else broken a demi???
I was lucky, the one whose bottom fell out was standing in a large pan as the airlock had been fizzing over so I'd put it into the pan overnight to contain any overspill. The bottom fell out of the DJ when I lifted it up to clean it, so at least the wine stayed in the pan. (No I didn't take pix)
I seem to remember last summer two high profile members on here had problems with DJ bottoms (I said DJ, NOT PJ!)falling off, but they stopped to take photos before clearing up the mess - much to the disgust of one of their OHs whose kitchen it happened in ...
So don't worry, you're not alone, and have a X for your injured paw.HRH Her Lushness
Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.
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Originally posted by Her Lushness View PostI think everyone has either broken, or will break at least 1 DJ in their winemaking lifetime, and if they say otherwise they're probably lying!
I was lucky, the one whose bottom fell out was standing in a large pan as the airlock had been fizzing over so I'd put it into the pan overnight to contain any overspill. The bottom fell out of the DJ when I lifted it up to clean it, so at least the wine stayed in the pan. (No I didn't take pix)
I seem to remember last summer two high profile members on here had problems with DJ bottoms (I said DJ, NOT PJ!)falling off, but they stopped to take photos before clearing up the mess - much to the disgust of one of their OHs whose kitchen it happened in ...
So don't worry, you're not alone, and have a X for your injured paw.Last edited by Tuco; 30-04-2009, 09:39 PM.
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Originally posted by Tuco View PostGood idea, I'll try that in future, I was cleaning out a big Better Bottle and there was something stuck to the bottom that I couldnt get out by shaking, so I used a sock tied to a tent pole, it worked , but I'll use your method next time lol
Improvisation at its best TucoInsecure people try to make you feel smaller.
Confident people love to see you walk taller
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re: carboy handles ....
I might be wrong, but I thought that the handles were suitable for lifting empty carboys only. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I have visions of you standing there with a carboy handle in your hand, still attached to the detached neck of a carboy, looking at your toes which are now scattered across the floorPete the Instructor
It looks like Phil Donahue throwing up into a tuba
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Originally posted by goldseal View Postre: carboy handles ....
I might be wrong, but I thought that the handles were suitable for lifting empty carboys only. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I have visions of you standing there with a carboy handle in your hand, still attached to the detached neck of a carboy, looking at your toes which are now scattered across the floor
Weight and size! however it is now full of Beaverdale Borollo !
After reading all the horror stories and worrying all yeasterday I came up with an idea it is now housed inside a large old plastic ferminting bin.
If it breaks at least the neigbours downstairs won't be decorating their ceilings purple to match!.Last edited by plonky; 01-05-2009, 01:54 AM.
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Originally posted by Tuco View PostWe're you cautious about using glass after the breakage? Because I still am, I inspect my DJ thoroughly before using now. I'd rather use my better bottles rather than my 5 gallon carboy, at least until I get some carboy handles, there is a website I was reading where people got cut arteries and stuff from a smashed carboy
I don't use glass carbuoys coz A - I can't lift them easily, and B - I'm scared they might break. I soley use better bottles for 5 gall ferments, which reminds me that I need some more before Grapefest!HRH Her Lushness
Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.
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Originally posted by Tuco View PostGood idea, I'll try that in future, I was cleaning out a big Better Bottle and there was something stuck to the bottom that I couldnt get out by shaking, so I used a sock tied to a tent pole, it worked , but I'll use your method next time lol
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Originally posted by goldseal View Postre: carboy handles ....
I might be wrong, but I thought that the handles were suitable for lifting empty carboys only. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I have visions of you standing there with a carboy handle in your hand, still attached to the detached neck of a carboy, looking at your toes which are now scattered across the floor
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Originally posted by benarnold View PostVery clever! That actually solves the main flaw I see in bottle brushes, which is that they clean the straight sides of the DJ OK but don't do anything for the bottom of the sloping neck line.I wish I was a glow worm
Cos a glow worm's never glum
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When the sun shines out your bum
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sorry to drag this back on topic when you are all having so much fun
so degassing ..... its new to me, done it a few times in recent months and i have a question. i use a whizz stick/drill and of course a vortex forms and goes deeper down the faster i drill. so when the vortex gets to the bottom it appears to do an uber job of degassing the wine - lots of froth - but i think that i'm actually gassing it when that happens, kinda like whipping eggs. since doing this the first time i have always been careful to keep the vortex small even tho its very boring. am i mistaken in this?To most people solutions mean answers. To chemists solutions are things that are mixed up.
A fine wine is a fine wine, 1st time may be by accident, 2nd time is by design - that's why you keep notes.
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