1/4 Barrel Keg for Full Boil?

cbird01 said:

I can get a free 1/4 barrel keg from someone right now and I would like to know if this is enough for a full boil. Apparently they are 7.75 gallons. I do not tend to make big beers. It will be my first opportunity to make an all grain batch. (working on my MLT cooler now)

I will continue to look for a full barrel, and maybe use this for my sparge water....but want to know if I can get by converting this 1/4 barrel for now?

Craig

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springer said:

I made a keggle out of one a about a month ago. I used a sawsall to cut the opening with a stainless steel saw blade, took all of a minute or two and its pretty darn clean.

There is nothing wrong with it as a keggle if you are doing 6-7 gallon boils. I did my last red ale with it, started with 7 1/4 gallons never boiled over. Alot of people are using 30 qt pots that come with turkey fryers so if its free grab it. Then when you get a 1/2 keg use the 1/4 for your sparge water.

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