Geo Sports Bottles 3 Gallon Round Glass Carboy fits 30mm Cork Finish or 55mm Push Cap Home Brew (Clear Glass)

Excellent bottle for filling at the spring and placing on the water cooler. Much healthier than using the plastic water jugs. Only wish it wasn't as expensive, but the product is definitely top notch!

I started a new hobby of making mead last year with the purchase of my 1st carboy. To expand my fun, I ordered another this year. This years purchase was defective, with an odd glass "string" inside (pic attached). I started the return process, with the option of a replacement being available, the new one was delivered in 2 days. I was given plenty of time to ship the defective product back via the UPS store. Very pleased with the overall quality, cost, function and customer service.

It's heavy with water in it, and a hazard. Buy a lift ring, for sure. But I've been using them for years to get Alkaline water at Whole Foods for my wife. Settles her stomach wonderfully. However, when you drop one on another, at least one of them tends to break. I think the ribs give it some structural integrity for transport to and from the store. My wife requires glass for water as plastic is apparently poisonous to her. (It's easier just to haul around these heavy things, getting 3 gallons instead of 5. I've used glass carboys for many years for making wine, and seen some comments about the warnings not to use in pressurized circumstances. I never had a problem with the old 5 gallon models without ribs. Technically, I don't think making wine pressurizes the carboy substantially. You put an airlock on it, and gas escapes under the most minor pressurization. As long as one doesn't use it for a champagne method, it's probably fine for wine. In fact, I've bought 3 gallon carboys just like this one at a wine-making shop. That being said, defective glass will break with little more than looking at it.

Fast shipping, I am able to use air lock stoppers from my 1 gal carboys.

Identical carboy available for little more that 1/2 the price of this one. I have both.