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I just polished my keg with Gator Grit type pads made for drills. It's not a mirror finish, but I was just looking to clean it up and it looks great, until.... ...I noticed in a few small areas what looks like rust. All in areas with scratches that were in the keg long before I got it. I'm...

I dunno how different sanke kegs can be from one another, but my 3 gallon mark ended up being about 2-3/8" above the bottom weld line while the 15 gallon mark is 1/2" above the top weld line. Is that a good reference to go buy in comparison to others or do different sanke kegs have subtle...

Yeah, good point. I figured either way I'm darned close so I should be ok.

Yeah, I was worried about that, but as a test I filled the Pyrex up to the 4 cup mark using a 1 cup measuring cup and it read perfectly.

No, it was softened tap water. The thing is, based on other sight glass on keggle examples I've seen online, I was worried that my marks on the sight glass might be too high, not too low. If I went with the weight as opposed to the volume they would get even higher.

Hey guys, I was calibrating my sight glass using the method that BobbyfromNJ on recommends on Youtube. I noticed a discrapancy between volume and weight however. After pouring 4 cups of water 4 times into a larger container from a Pyrex measuring cup that the accumlated water weighed 8 lbs 4...

Thanks for the tips guys. 99% sure it ain't rust now. I've had 5 gallons of water with PBW disolved in it soaking in the keg for 2 days now and after shaking it I saw what can only be described as gelatinous looking flakes of the same coloured stuff floating in the water. So it's most likely...

Hey guys, Just opened up my sanke for conversion (I have yet to cut the top off) and I looked in and saw this. Are those rust spots in the upper left or just residual beer gunk? It's on the inside along the sides too. Hard to tell if it's rust or not. What do you guys think? Nick

OK, thanks Bobby. What are your thoughts of SS vs brass wirebrush wheels?

OK, great, thanks! Which of the top two would you recommend? Is one better/easier to use than the other?

OK guys thanks. I think I'll return the brass brush and get either a SS one or a flap disk. That the 4.5" disks that have a whole bunch of "flaps" of sandpaper arranged in a scale like pattern, right? What grit should I go for? Pretty high, like over 300, right?

It's just a used Sanke with all the usual scratches from being well loved. Some small rust spots and sticker residue, too. I'm not looking for perfect, though, just clean.

Hey guys, Can I use a brass wire brush attachment for a drill on a keggle to clean/buff it without any adverse effects? I'm not looking for a mirror finish, but something that looks clean and smooth(ish) Cheers, Nick

Hey Bobby, What about a brass wire wheel? I have one but am wondering if I should trade it in for a stainless one. I thought brass would work well 'cos it's not as hard as SS so wouldn't scratch the surface much, if at all, but will it imbed anything into the surface of the SS that I don't...

I don't think this can be emphasized enough. People typically are smart enough to protect their eyes but are often very cavalier about their hearing. Lemme tell ya, after having a Mauser K98 go off 3 feet from my hear twice in rapid succession before I decided to move, tinnitus ain't a fun...

Not sure if this question has been asked or not yet, but what about a brass wire brush attachment for a drill? Wouldn't that be fine for polishing a keggle as brass is softer than steel and doesn't (to my knowledge) corrode/rust? Nick

OK, I think I get it it. So mash efficiency deals strictly with the conversion process, while brewhouse deals with overall points that make it into a keg/bottles? Which then gets into things such as dead space, trub loss, etc, like you said?

OK, I'm a bit confused. I read through most of the thread and seemed to see several conflicting opinions. Here's what I do: After my entire mashing process is done (ie: first runnings and all subsequent sparge runnings) I measure the volume of all the collected wort and take a gravity...

Oh, wait, nnother concern is that I slightly aerated the beer as I racked it. Mix up with using the wrong sized tube with my auto-siphon. Once I saw what I was doing I stopped immediately and switched to a smaller diameter hose, but in the meantime about a gallon of beer went in a little more...

Thanks guys!