Pbw brand new glass carboy?

[denny]

@ahgrafx

The problem is not during fermentation because it is putting off CO2 Its in the aging after racking when there is no CO2

@denny

@ahgrafx

Personally, I would skip the cleaning and sanitizing of a new glass carboy, and instead travel back in time and not buy one in the first place. Using a glass carboy is like holding a bomb with a lit fuse.

If you must use it, it just needs a quick rinse before sanitizing. There is no crud in it since it’s new, and so there is no need for soaking with a cleaner. They are very slippery when wet, especially when PBW is involved, so be extremely careful.

I know that is why I want to skip the pbw, I have cut proof sleeve protectors and gloves I wear. You can’t age in plastic I’m doing cider there is no other option

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Use LBW.  There are options for aging besides glass and plastic.  And I have made MANY batches of cider using buckets or Genesis fermenters with no problem.

I understand.  I have been making cider for 25 years, most of it in plastic fermenter.  Have you actually had a problem you can trace to HDPE fermenters?