Tip #1: Do not leave your carboy filled with soapy water outdoors for two months.
Especially if those two months are January and February.
Care and Cleaning of Your Carboy
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zak@portlandbeer.org Says:
March 26th, 2008 at 11:19 pmVisit zak@portlandbeer.org
Maybe you can save the stick on thermometer?
Meh. Probably not.
Joe R. Says:
March 27th, 2008 at 12:15 amVisit Joe R.
Look at the bright side–it wasn’t filled with beer.
Paul Souders Says:
March 27th, 2008 at 8:32 amVisit Paul Souders
I thought carboys were entirely glass thus corrosion-free.
Apparently not?
Jeff Says:
March 28th, 2008 at 1:04 pmVisit Jeff
Hee-sterical.
Joe L. Says:
March 28th, 2008 at 2:20 pmVisit Joe L.
I can only believe the homebrewing gods smote your carboy as a way to remind you that cleanliness is next to godliness, especially in homebrewing.