I cracked my glass carboy
After cold crashing and transfer, I went to go clean it with hot water without thinking. It broke in half in an almost perfect bowl shape. I didn't expect it since it had been 30 minutes since the transfer and didn't feel too cold. I'm lucky I had it on the ground when it broke. Usually I have it balancing on the sink.
I think this was a cheap carboy, the glass looks pretty thin. Is it typical for the mid section to be so thin?
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it's a temperature shock. some materials like glass react to it. The problem isn't the carboy. it's the way you treated it. lesson learned. if you are incapable of treating it right. perhaps switch to using food grade plastic buckets. they are cheap and easy to care for.
[deleted] 1 points · Sep 2018
What's the best way to treat them? I've been using glass for a number of years and I've even dropped them from 1-2 feet and never had an issue of them breaking. I've only read about them breaking online.