> wrote:
> I found glass marbles to be the best, but then I got concerned over
> metals- and I dont know if they used lead in them or not.
>
> So I'm still uncertain what to use... PET is out.... I think I'm on
> steel ballbearings now. But steel is very expensive....

I've spent more time dealing with this problem than it was
worth. My paranoia with ballbearings is one of them cracking
cracking the carboy when it hits the bottom. Don't tell me it
won't happen because I know it shouldn't happen I'm just afraid
it will.

Have you ever seen what a PITA it is to get marbles out of a
carboy?

> I ended up buying some smaller 1 gallon containers and just
> calling it a day.

I make honeywine (Mead) and use 7.5 gallon fermenters and
make 6.5 gallon batches. The overflow goes into a 4 liter
wine jug and is used to top off the carboys. One occasion
a pint of Mead gets replaced with a pint of water.

Dick