North Mountain Supply 1 Gallon Glass Fermenting Jug with Handle, 6.5 Rubber Stopper, 2-Piece Airlock, Black Plastic Lid - Set of 4

After buying another brand originally that came with the tops cracked on both I purchased these and wow what a difference twice as thick as the other brand and zero shipping damage.

Made a great gift for my husband. He was like a kid in a candy shop and requested I buy him some more soon!

I've ordered this brand before and have not been disappointed with their glass carboys. This was the first four pack I've ordered. They all arrived intact and everything else was included. I did order a separate multi pack of the larger 3-piece airlocks because they hold more liquid during primary fermentation which I feel is important when you have all the vigorous bubbling going on. For secondary I switch to the short ones because there isn't all the bubbling going on and bugs aren't so desperate trying to get in. The bungs fit and stay in place when you make sure the inside opening of the carboy is dry and the bung is dry. Making multiple batches of my favorite homemade wines was super quick and easy to do having these multiple carboys. They're nice thick sturdy glass, a great size and should be durable for ages. They're easier to clean with a long bottle brush that you can bend to shape to reach the inside curves of the carboys.

The product as in jugs, are great....but...I and others didn't receive the bugs that were supposed to come with them. Very inconvenient

wasnt broke

I was happy with the quality, and they worked well.

I've been using these mostly for secondary fermentation of mead and cider. There's not much that you could do in making a jug to make that better or worse, but these are definitely a good value for getting them delivered to your doorstep. The airlock stopper can be hard to keep stuck into the jug if you try and put it in while things are wet, but after drying both the jug's neck and the stopper it has worked well. They're nice and sturdy; compared to an empty Carlo Rossi jug, these are clearly much thicker and better quality. I've pasteurized fresh pressed apple juice in them by putting a full bottle in a stock pot filled with boiling water (if you do this, make sure you have a trivet or something to raise the bottle off the bottom of the pot). Was able to get the juice up to temperature and then cap it with the included non-airlock caps. The neck of these jugs is also wide enough to fit the oak cubes that North Mountain Supply sells, so you can age your ferments on oak quite easily.

Best one gallon jugs I've used for the price, but the jugs are on the heavier side. Not particularly easy to clean but that is expected. Be careful with fruit meads as these bubble over pretty easy.