stainless lids for kegs?

i was all over town today looking for some lids for my kegs, like the ones that sabco sells but everything i found was glass. any ideas

Nick

Take a look at Ikea.com. I have one local and they sell a stainless ring with a glass center that I like and they are cheap too!

I have made a few, and still have some material. What size are you wanting?

i'm looking for 2- 12'' lids, i want a solid top so i can run a fitting through it like the Brutus 10

Go to Academy Sports, Dick's, or some other big sporting goods store. They usually have a cooking section and you can buy tops seperate. Most stockpot lids are 12" from what I found.

Here you go.



Amazon.com: 12 1/4" Stainless Steel Lid for 16 Quart Stock Pot (12-0142) Category: Stainless Steel Stock Pots: Home & Garden

Do you have a restaurant supply store in your area? It's easy to get stainless lids for commercial pots at restaurant supply houses. Mine has a "used" section that is really nice on the wallet.

I went to a restaurant supply store and got a 12" SS stock pot lid for $10-15.

thanks for all the replies, i think i found a restaurant supply store about a mile from my shop, going to hit it on the way home monday. I'm going to have my pump drin back in through the lid, is the curved or flat cover better?

Nick

'Better' is hard to define. I have a lid with a slight curve and it happened to work well on one keg but another is still in need of some adjustment with a grinder (left over ridges forming a + on the top). Also, I used a flange gasket (9 in?) from McMaster-Carr in case you are looking for one.

Here's some photos of my setup:



I used a pair of threaded hooks held in place with a small U-bolt. I used scrap wood to make the clamping bar. I had to glue a shorter piece in the middle to clear the side of the keg as my stock pot lid handle didn't stick up quite high enough. I use washers and wing nuts on top of the wood clamp bar.

The flange gasket I used was:
Part number: 8516T23
Buna-N Flange Gasket 8" Pipe Size, 8-5/8" ID, 11" OD
$7.94 per Pack (Sold in Packs of 2)

I went to the local kitchen store and found them. $17 isn't cheap per lid, but I got my two and I have mounted through-the-lid return on one of them.

EdWort said:

Here you go.

Amazon.com: 12 1/4" Stainless Steel Lid for 16 Quart Stock Pot (12-0142) Category: Stainless Steel Stock Pots: Home & Garden

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found the same lid at the local supply store, paid 37.00 each, it sucks being uner the gun with this rig build. i wish i would have started about a month ago

thanks for all the input

Nick

I buy a plastic cutting board from walmart for $10.00 and cut it in a circle and put a handle on it.

Man, wish I saw this thread sooner. I bought mine just a week ago, actually traded 3 in that my daughters bought me for Xmas that were too big, at a restaurant supply store as well. I paid $8 and some change each. They fit perfect. Not as pretty as the more pricey ones but they do the job.

nicksteck said:

i was all over town today looking for some lids for my kegs, like the ones that sabco sells but everything i found was glass. any ideas

Nick

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I bought these. They look to be the same as what Sabco sells but a lot cheaper ($15.99).

Stainless Steel 12" Cover - Shop World Kitchen

I just went and got a pizza pan from goodwill for $1 and bolted a wooden handle to it.