TravelingBrewer22
Well-Known Member
So I've begun to move to keggle brewing. Finished cutting and sanding the tops off of three kegs and moving on to installing valves, thermometers, and all that good stuff. Before I do, however, I've decided to tackle a sanke fermenter. I'm tired of glass carboy and like the idea of having a larger fermenter that is ss. Anyways, I had this idea last night convert a rubber insulated keg into a fermenter. I can't weld or anything so I thought this might work instead:
15.5 gallon keg.
2 old corny lids
ss couplings and valves
airlock w/ stopper.
My idea is to cut a hole in the top of the keg (same size and shape as the one in a 5gal corny). Remove the stem and everything and insert eh old corny lid. I figured that if those lids can handle CO2 pressure and sanitizing then it should be good enough for fermentation as well. Drill a hold for stopper and airlock in the corny lid. Top Done!
For the bottom I would do the exact same thing (Once again thinking that those lids can provide a good seal and will be easy to remove for cleaning). This time instead of installing an airlock and stopper I would install a ball valve to the lid for yeast removal and beer transfer into my actual corny keg for distribution.
Waste of time?
15.5 gallon keg.
2 old corny lids
ss couplings and valves
airlock w/ stopper.
My idea is to cut a hole in the top of the keg (same size and shape as the one in a 5gal corny). Remove the stem and everything and insert eh old corny lid. I figured that if those lids can handle CO2 pressure and sanitizing then it should be good enough for fermentation as well. Drill a hold for stopper and airlock in the corny lid. Top Done!
For the bottom I would do the exact same thing (Once again thinking that those lids can provide a good seal and will be easy to remove for cleaning). This time instead of installing an airlock and stopper I would install a ball valve to the lid for yeast removal and beer transfer into my actual corny keg for distribution.
Waste of time?