MedPretzel
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There has been a lot of talk about imploding carboys in the recent months, and with my marti-jet experiment, I was told by a friend that I should watch out for pressure levels inside my carboy.
I proceeded to tell him that if the pressure got too big, the orange cap of my experiment would pop off. (It sounded good, doesn't it?)
Well, my question is: would it really? How many bar/mmHg do our glass carboys withstand? 1, 3, 5, 6 gallons? I know this is maybe more of a question for George (I wouldn't even know where to begin with looking for who makes carboys), but maybe someone else knows.
How about those better-bottles? How much can they withstand?
Another reason I'm asking this is that I'm thinking of upgrading my pump to a slightly more powerful one, but am worried to risk a possible exploding carboy.
Thanks everyone!
I proceeded to tell him that if the pressure got too big, the orange cap of my experiment would pop off. (It sounded good, doesn't it?)
Well, my question is: would it really? How many bar/mmHg do our glass carboys withstand? 1, 3, 5, 6 gallons? I know this is maybe more of a question for George (I wouldn't even know where to begin with looking for who makes carboys), but maybe someone else knows.
How about those better-bottles? How much can they withstand?
Another reason I'm asking this is that I'm thinking of upgrading my pump to a slightly more powerful one, but am worried to risk a possible exploding carboy.
Thanks everyone!