Are Better Bottles better than glass carboys?
Not necessarily better, just different. Here are the main differences.
- Glass carboys are:
- PROS:
- Impermeable to oxygen
- Glass
- Not plastic
- Have performed admirably as the industry standard for decades
- CONS
- Heavy
- Shatter when dropped (don't drop!)
- Better-Bottle fermentation carboys are:
- PROS:
- Unbreakable and tough
- Taste- and Odor-free
- Virtually impermeable to oxygen
- Clear and colorless
- Incredibly light weight, and more . . .
- They are made from special, scientifically tested, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) copolymer plastic that is non-absorbing, non-porous, and non-wetting (hydrophobic), so it does not do not carry over flavors from one batch of wine or beer to the next and is easy to clean and sanitize.
- Optional racking adapters and valves make oxygen-free racking and dispensing simple and convenient – no siphoning is necessary. Optional closures that use O-rings to make tighter seals are more easily cleaned and sanitized than conventional stoppers.
- CONS:
- Easily Scratched (no carboy brushed allowed!)
- Will deform if cleaned with very Hot water (use warm water only!)
