Plastic Coated Keg to Kettle Conversion

[Roz762]

Hey Everyone,

I just came by a free sankey keg and I want to convert it to a kettle. I do partial volume boils at the moment and I would like to move into full volume boils and possibly all grain, but I need a kettle large enough. Is it possible to strip off the plastic and turn this into a kettle? Has anyone else been successful at this? I do want to say that I want this to be a kettle and not a mash tun.

Thanks!

Here's what it looks like:

 

[onthekeg]

I would trade it to someone with a non coated one for a kettle. Unless you are putting an electric element in it.

 

[Demon]

It would make a good mash tun.

 

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

Mash tun or electric kettle. I use them in my e-system.

 

[Roz762]

I've thought about a mash tun, but I don't even own a kettle for full volume boils yet, so to use it as a mash tun is kind of backwards.

Can the plastic be removed so it can be used as a kettle?

 

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

I am sure it could, but it doesn't make any sense. Find something else to use for you kettle or go electric.

 

[Roz762]

I am sure it could, but it doesn't make any sense. Find something else to use for you kettle or go electric.

I certainly haven't ruled that out. At this point it does make sense because I got the keg for free. I have a turkey/fish fryer and to be able to make this a kettle would be the first option.

 

[Roz762]

Nobody has had success with this?

 

[conpewter]

I still have one of those kegs sitting in my shop. I just got a regular keg instead to make a boil kettle out of. From what I've read about them, they won't have the handles/lip section to sit flat on, so you'll end up with something that won't really sit flat and not roll over.

 

[JohnnyO]

I know you really want to make a kettle out of this. Removing the plastic will prove to be a real pain (from what I've read). I received two similar kegs. I waited to get regular kegs to convert.

I will be using the plastic coated kegs to make into fermenters.

 

[TravelingBrewer22]

I picked one of these up to ferment in and removing the rubber is a PITA! I used an angle grinder to cut into the rubber easily enough so that I could pry it off - sort of. But the dust those things spew is nasty and if you try to use a wet rag to wipe it clean the black stuff turns into pure evil. Thankfully, I just needed to cut a hole in the bottom (now top) for a lid. Removing everything would be nasty and not worth the effort.

P.S. The stainless on these things is thinner than regular kegs

 

[extra_medium]

I have one that I am going to turn into a MT this spring. I am going to put the drain on the bottom with either a copper manifold or a cut keg top made into a false bottom.

 

[txtaquito]

I picked one of these up to ferment in and removing the rubber is a PITA! I used an angle grinder to cut into the rubber easily enough so that I could pry it off - sort of. But the dust those things spew is nasty and if you try to use a wet rag to wipe it clean the black stuff turns into pure evil. Thankfully, I just needed to cut a hole in the bottom (now top) for a lid. Removing everything would be nasty and not worth the effort.

P.S. The stainless on these things is thinner than regular kegs

Do you have some pics of your work? Thanks