I didn't feel like going through the effort and cost of putting the hinge on this sucker so I slotted the top of the keg like I've seen a few other people do. I used the small pressure relief holes in the top roll as reference points and let the 1/16" cutoff wheel fly.
First, a little warning. Doing this makes the keg a little oval on top. I might have to do a little rebending.
A test fit... like a glove.
The new siphon tube. The slots on the bottom allow it to continue sucking wort while sitting flat on the bottom.
I used the spring out of the sanke's valve to keep upward pressure on the perf sheet just in case the grain gets a little too heavy.
The final install. I drilled out to 1/2" for the copper but obviously had to enlarge the hole to exactly 5/8" with a dremel.
So far so good. It takes 3.5 quarts or .875 gallons to reach the false bottom. I suppose I have to add this amount to my normal strike volume?
First, a little warning. Doing this makes the keg a little oval on top. I might have to do a little rebending.
A test fit... like a glove.
The new siphon tube. The slots on the bottom allow it to continue sucking wort while sitting flat on the bottom.
I used the spring out of the sanke's valve to keep upward pressure on the perf sheet just in case the grain gets a little too heavy.
The final install. I drilled out to 1/2" for the copper but obviously had to enlarge the hole to exactly 5/8" with a dremel.
So far so good. It takes 3.5 quarts or .875 gallons to reach the false bottom. I suppose I have to add this amount to my normal strike volume?