A glass bottle in various sizes usually referring to a 5 gallon size, however, they are available in sizes ranging from 2 8 up to 14 5 gallons (called a demi-john) used in home brewing or wine making for secondary or single stage fermentation
a bottle or rectangular container that holds from 5 to 15 gallons of liquid Carboys are made of glass, plastic, or metal and are often cushioned in a wooden box
Large plastic or glass bottle, commonly used as a fermentation tank Widely available in 3, 5, 6, and 6 5 gallon sizes, with 5 gallons being the most common Other sizes (both smaller and larger) may also be found on occasion
A carboy is a glass container used primarily for those office hallway water coolers you see in office buildings In the brewing hobby realm, they've been slaved into use as fermentation vessels Glass is very convenient in terms of sanitation, visual ease, and the neck is shaped perfectly to accept a small plug with which to install a fermentation bubbler
The 5-gallon glass bottle in which the secondary fermentation takes place This word always sounds like it should mean something else, but I haven't figured out what yet
A glass fermentation vessel A carboy is shaped like the water bottles used for office water coolers My carboys are 7 gallons (for primary fermentation) and 5 gallons (for secondary fermentation)
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[ 'kär-"boi ] (noun.) 1753. Persian qarAba, from Arabic qarrAbah demijohn.