IT Happened

[firejohn03]

I love my Better Bottles too! Don't feel too bad about losing 6.5 gallons. I work in a commercial winery and let loose of a hose during a racking and lost about 150 gallons in seconds. Oh it happened in front of a tour with 50+ people watching too. IT happens

 

[Tess]

I love my Better Bottles too! Don't feel too bad about losing 6.5 gallons. I work in a commercial winery and let loose of a hose during a racking and lost about 150 gallons in seconds. Oh it happened in front of a tour with 50+ people watching too. IT happens

Wow..Just Wow!!

 

[seth8530]

Hmm, I am not sure if a better bottle would survive a drop from say 2 meters down onto the floor. However, I am quite sure it is much more likely to survive the fall than a glass carboy. Also, Better Bottles do not shatter on accidental contact with hard surfaces.

I agree, they are not quite as pretty as glass carboys.. But, If I wish to admire my wine in glass I shall admire it up close and personal in a 4 ounce glass (;

 

[vernsgal]

I love my Better Bottles too! Don't feel too bad about losing 6.5 gallons. I work in a commercial winery and let loose of a hose during a racking and lost about 150 gallons in seconds. Oh it happened in front of a tour with 50+ people watching too. IT happens

oh my god I think I would have cried

 

[Runningwolf]

Are they sturdy? They look so flimsy lol... I going to buy a couple this weekend. I use a plastic milk carton right now. Got it from the home office store

wineon4 Sorry for your loss.



Of everything out there I think the old milk crates are the best. I have the red handles on every carboy I own. They have never failed me.

 

[Tess]

wineon4 Sorry for your loss.



Of everything out there I think the old milk crates are the best. I have the red handles on every carboy I own. They have never failed me.

Mine seems to work my son helps me to lift. love flying the flag at half staff. In memry of funon4's pure Concord from grapes wine that past this week!!!

 

[Tess]

oh my god I think I would have cried

I know I would have cried!!

 

[Tess]

Hmm, I am not sure if a better bottle would survive a drop from say 2 meters down onto the floor. However, I am quite sure it is much more likely to survive the fall than a glass carboy. Also, Better Bottles do not shatter on accidental contact with hard surfaces.

I agree, they are not quite as pretty as glass carboys.. But, If I wish to admire my wine in glass I shall admire it up close and personal in a 4 ounce glass (;

as I said, to each his own!! All of us glass carboy lovers must be nuts

 

[MilesDavis]

Hmm, I am not sure if a better bottle would survive a drop from say 2 meters down onto the floor. However, I am quite sure it is much more likely to survive the fall than a glass carboy. Also, Better Bottles do not shatter on accidental contact with hard surfaces.

I agree, they are not quite as pretty as glass carboys.. But, If I wish to admire my wine in glass I shall admire it up close and personal in a 4 ounce glass (;

I have a couple of Better Bottles, and I like 'em OK. I still prefer heavy, fragile glass, though I couldn't really argue why in any sort of a cogent manner.

 

[Tess]

because they last forever. They are cleaner because they dont have tons of scratches from stiring and whipping!! Because the wine is beautiful!! Nuff said from a glass carboy lover

 

[Tess]

unless you drop one but I dont think its gonna be pretty if you drop a plastic jug either. to me its worth it. Just sayin!! Might as well use a plastic water bottle!! Oh, those are thin? If it keeps the liquid in place its thick enough!! alright Im off the soap box!!

 

[dessertmaker]

Hmm, I am not sure if a better bottle would survive a drop from say 2 meters down onto the floor. However, I am quite sure it is much more likely to survive the fall than a glass carboy. Also, Better Bottles do not shatter on accidental contact with hard surfaces. I agree, they are not quite as pretty as glass carboys.. But, If I wish to admire my wine in glass I shall admire it up close and personal in a 4 ounce glass (;

I dropped my plastic kmeta spray bottle from counter height. It was only 1/4 full and yet still busted wide open and made my kitchen smell like sulphur for an hour or two. I don't have any hope for my BB if if hits the floor full.

 

[dessertmaker]

because they last forever. They are cleaner because they dont have tons of scratches from stiring and whipping!! Because the wine is beautiful!! Nuff said from a glass carboy lover

My BB is pristine. It looks as good as the day I bought it. I don't have a single scratch on it anywhere.

Crap! I never should have posted that. It's DOOMED NOW!

 

[wineon4]

I have 4 BB. 3 in 5 gallon and 1 in 3 gallon. The 3 gallon has a permanent dent in a corner on the bottom no idea how it got there but looks terrible. My 5 gallon ones are fine but all 4 of them are clouded from use and scrapes from degassing and cleaning. I try not to use them for long term aging that I reserve for glass. I have 5 water bottles that I used when I first started and they look fine, just a bit thin. My new 10 gallon batch is rolling up a storm should be ready for the glass by this weekend. Basement floor is still sticky even after 3 mopping's with bleach water. I will scrub it on my hands and knees this Saturday and try to remove any reminders of last weekend. Wish I would have taken photos , at the time I thought it would not be a good thing to take photos but now I wish I did.