Recent content by 57plymouth

When galvanized metal gets too hot it releases bad bad bad fumes. The concept is good, but stay away from galvanized metal.

Simple question: Should I get a combo sightglass and thermometer mount OR should I mount the thermometer separate from the sightglass? I realize that's more holes, but I would like both a thermometer and a sightglass. Thanks in advance!

So, I have not actually made my keg into a keggle. But I was bored in the garage this weekend, so I put it on the old buffing wheel. Not perfect, but it's better. Before: After:

Boy did this thread get some traffic last night! I am using a modern sanke keg, not an old style keg. I do plan to back gas the weld. I plan to run two beads of weld, rotating my start and stop position by 90 degrees to prevent porosity. I have experience welding dissimilar thicknesses of...

Looking at several websites, and I don't see what I'm looking for. I'm leaning towards welding in a bung. (I may pay someone to do it, I may do it myself, dunno) I don't see any keggle kits that are designed for welding in. Only weldless kits. Suggestions?

What do you mean by welded correctly? As long as it is a solid bead that does not leak it should be GTG, right?

Oh! A RIMS. Another device I do not yet understand. I have a buddy with a plasma cutter that I need to take some car show tickets to. If he can't do it I figured I'd use an air saw. It would take longer than a grinder, but it be easy to get it nice.

Pie. Get both.

Maybe what I mean was not well communicated. Probably... I've seen immersion chillers installed in place in other keggles here. They look like they are retained with compression nuts so they can be removed. I can see how an immersion chiller could get in the way of stirring up a whirlpool...

I got the hookup on a keg. A buddy had one in his garage from an aborted hot rod build. It was destined to be a gas tank, but it never happened. It's mine for all of $7! I'm supposed to have it Monday. I'm in the planning phase of my keggle. I'm an extract brewer now, but I'm headed to...

Found one! Thanks guys.

Thanks! I'll check with the nearest brewpub (in Greenville!) and if that fails I'll use the brew-magic link.

I'm certainly not trying to start a firestorm. Sabco's site says they only sell in lots of 25. Am I not looking at the right site?

This may be in the wrong section... I'm interested in building a keggle. I've read many of the threads here, and I have a lot to learn before I start. But I have one big issue: Where do you get the keg? I know it's a rookie question, but I'm a rookie in many ways. Thanks in advance!

Well, to be honest my daughter broke one while she was playing with it. I stepped on the first one after I dropped it, and the one I broke most recently was trying to pull the tubing off the cane.