Warning! Keggle owners please read!

Orfy · Oct 13, 2007

I'd hate to see any one get injured.
I've never thought/heard of this before.
I could cause you to loose a leg or worse!

Edit: Dead link.

Make sure the bottom rim of your keg has got holes in it!!!!!

Adolphus79 · Oct 13, 2007

Wow... that's crazy...

Thanks for the heads up...

ScubaSteve · Oct 13, 2007

Yeah...heard about that! Thank god all my kegs are drilled at the bottom!

JnJ · Oct 13, 2007

I thought that was posted earlier in the year... May be I just read it over there, it's from May.
Bottom line, make sure your kegs have drain holes in the bottom rim.

Cheesefood · Oct 13, 2007

Biermuncher knew this and was being proactive when he designed the BearTrapple.

Orfy · Oct 13, 2007

I'm going to check mine later. I'll take a grinder to it if it needs it.

EvilTOJ · Oct 13, 2007

Mine has them, and I always wondered what those holes were for. I don't think they put those drill holes in the rim for venting for boiling though. kegs aren't designed and made for being converted into a keggle.

Ohhh I know what happened! Those holes are there to let rainwater out of the rolled rim, and I'll bet the one that asploded was full of water! When it got to boiling, it stressed the metal and kerfloom!

But the most important thing is, the keggle is still useable

Ryanh1801 · Oct 16, 2007

damn that sucks. Have to look out for that if I can ever get a keg.

RichBrewer · Oct 16, 2007

Thanks for the heads up Orfy. I've been brewing with mine for over 10 years and I never knew to check it. I'll be sure it's drilled before I brew with it again. :mug:

Madtown Brew · Oct 16, 2007

Not quite the same thing, but fun to watch.

bandt9299 · Oct 17, 2007

Thanks for the heads up Orfy!!!

Cheesefood · Oct 17, 2007

I'm going to drill this weekend.

rdwj · Oct 17, 2007

Just checked - mine has the holes. However, one is filled with red plastic that used to be part of Cheese's kid's wagon.

Melana · Oct 17, 2007

Good to know, thanks!

Orfy · Dec 8, 2007

Bump.............

devaspawn · Mar 18, 2008

Madtown Brew said:
Not quite the same thing, but fun to watch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR3ZdzIJKUE

Seems like a fitting way to dispose of BMC

:tank:

jds · Mar 18, 2008

Just picked up a couple of decommissioned kegs from New Belgium last week. Not only did they do me the favor of removing the ball valve and spear, they either drilled the lip, or the lip was already drilled.

Philip1993 · Mar 18, 2008

orfy said:
Bump.............

We should add this to the wiki/faq.

Zack · Mar 24, 2008

I have 3 of these kegs.....and they all have holes drilled in the tops and bottoms....Is there anything else I need to do with them? or are they ok?

Philip1993 · Mar 24, 2008

If they are drilled, they are fine.

freeursoul28 · Apr 24, 2008

wow thats crazy!

scinerd3000 · Apr 24, 2008

im glad you posted this! im about to convert a sankey keg and this is deffinitly something i will have to look into- or atleast make sure i drill a holl in the proper place to vent

rico567 · May 6, 2008

The idea that someone "repurposes" some piece of equipment and that makes it automatically safe to use is clearly an unwarranted assumption. Unwarranted assumptions can make a person a quick nominee for a Darwin Award......

Beerrific · May 6, 2008

This might make a good sticky over in the DIY section. Probably would need a title modification too.

Monster Mash · May 13, 2008

I know this is kind of an old topic but for those wondering why they have holes drilled in the bottom of kegs it is to let pressure out while welding.

If you look at bicycle frames you will see they have tiny holes drilled in the tubes where they meet the bottom bracket. This is so the tubes don't explode when they are welding them together. Custom frame builders will weld the hole shut afterwards since that takes only a small tack weld.

The one kegs that exploded while being used for brewing was a fluke, someone forgot the safety holes, the welder was the lucky one in that case.

Still, it is a good idea to check your kegs...

Nightbiker · Sep 22, 2008

I copy that! No reason our repurposed stainless kegs shouldn't be safe to use as boil pots. But I will most certainly make sure mine has a couple of holes in the rims. Forewarned and all that!

Orfy · Sep 22, 2008

You mean they weren't thinking of us brewers when they put them in.

Lucky for us they do or there me of been a few more injuries!

Philip1993 · Sep 22, 2008

Monster Mash said:
I know this is kind of an old topic but for those wondering why they have holes drilled in the bottom of kegs it is to let pressure out while welding.

Also, if they clean them like cornies, they go into a big dishwasher with caustic and steam/boiling water. It would be rather dangerous to trap caustic solution in there and have it leaking out here and there.

illnastyimpreza · Sep 27, 2008

sollar hotdogs

Pez · Dec 27, 2008

The link won't seem to work or me. If I remember correctly this is relating to the holes on the bottom skirt of kegs. Anyone care to post pics/further explanation?

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