large stainless steel sinks

[Kaiser]

Guys,

How can I get my hands on one of those large and deep stainless steel sinks that they have in restautants? I'm planning to build a brewery/bar in one half of my basement and would like to have a sink large enough to wash kettles and carboys.

Kai

 

[the_bird]

Waiting for a restaraunt to go out of business?

I see listings for restaurant equipment fairly frequently on Craigslist. I want something better than my plastic utility sink, so I'm keeping my eyes open.

 

[Vermicous]

If you want brand new, there are many restaurant supply places around, specially the closer you get to Boston. Other than that, the bird has the right idea. However there are places in the area that specialize in restaurant auctions and used equipment. A yellow page search will pull up quite a few, but I will ask around to my cook friends and see if they recommend someplace.

 

[Kaiser]

Thanks for the info guys. I have been looking on craigslist but w/o much luck so far. And I don't think that I want to afford a new one.

Kai

 

[the_bird]

I'll keep my eyes open on the western end of the state for you. It's hit-or-miss, but I've definately seen some cool stuff like that in the past.

 

[Kaiser]

I now searched for "restaurant" on craigs list and was able to get a good number of hits.

Thanks,
Kai

 

[the_bird]

Here's one in western MA, though it looks kinda shallow:

http://westernmass.craigslist.org/tls/244141450.html

OOOH - would this work potentially as a kegerator for me?

http://westernmass.craigslist.org/for/243528774.html

 

[olllllo]

I've been looking for about a year for a scullery sink with a small drainboard. They're tough to come by at a reasonable price. I really hate the plastic laundry tubs.

Finding one in your local is key because shipping is a ******.

 

[disaffected]

Check for photo finishers and labs who are going out of business or who are reducing or eliminating their darkroom operations. Universities and high schools photo and chemistry labs are another possibility.

I know someone who got a heavy duty stainless steel "sink" from a mortuary for use in his home darkroom, but it was an odd size. About six feet by 2.5 feet and only six inches deep. I wonder what they used that for?

 

[RichBrewer]

Check for photo finishers and labs who are going out of business or who are reducing or eliminating their darkroom operations. Universities and high schools photo and chemistry labs are another possibility.

I know someone who got a heavy duty stainless steel "sink" from a mortuary for use in his home darkroom, but it was an odd size. About six feet by 2.5 feet and only six inches deep. I wonder what they used that for?

OMG!
There is no way I'd even let that in my house let alone clean my brewing stuff in it.

That is just wrong...

 

[dantodd]

For our darkroom we made the basin out of plywood and fiberglassed the whole thing. Nice custom fit across the entire back wall. (Getting it in wasn't as easy since we forgot that diagonals are longer)

 

[wognot1991]

Here's a quite overlooked site.

www.govliquidation.com

if your anywhere close to a military base or especially to one closing down. You can pick up some used commercial equipment cheap.

I picked up a 3 door McCall Fridge for less than $60 last month. I am still in the process of installing taps and arranging the shelves for maximum capacity.

heres a link to a pic of the fridge.

http://web.govliquidation.com/auction/view_photo?eventId=2606&lotNumber=5505&picNumber=1


John

On tap

Brown Stout
Pumpkin Ale

Mellowing

Fulton Co. Honey Mead

 

[zoebisch01]

When I was looking for large pots in my area, a guy who runs a thrift store mentioned a website called: www.auctionzip.com. I haven't personally tried it, but it may be of some use in locating restaurant supply auctions.

 

[Walker]

OMG!
There is no way I'd even let that in my house let alone clean my brewing stuff in it.

That is just wrong...

Dead Guy Ale?

 

[pjj2ba]

Definitely auctions. I picked up this bad boy for $75 at the annual PSU salvage auction. I guess I could have used this as a large open fermentor - it is insulated and has a drain at one end. Too late for that now - next sink

I'm looking forward to next year's auction as they just built a new Dariy Science building and I'm hoping they also retired a bunch of stainless stuff.

This is from this year's annual pig roast.

 

[dantodd]

Damn you! You just made me waste 2 hours! LOL

BTW I did find some great stainless steel fermenters in the Chicago area....

http://cgi.govliquidation.com/auction/view?auctionId=1061148

Maybe I'll post a separate thread so the Chicago guys see it.

 

[Vermicous]

That govliquidation site is a freaky place, just looking at the medical equipment alone gives me ideas.

I talked to my cook friends and they did not recommend going to any of the used restaurant supply joints. Apparantly the resale is so good in this area, you can go brand new by spending another $50. Craigslist and personally going to an auction seem to be best.

They also said to look at a mop sink. They are plastic, but they are designed to hold weight and are large enough to fully submerge a carboy if not a keg.

 

[Monster Mash]

I found a nice SS sink at a scrap yard and picked it up for $20. It had a a small pinhole in one of the welds so I silver soldered it and its as good as new.

 

[nosnhojr]

Guys,

How can I get my hands on one of those large and deep stainless steel sinks that they have in restautants? I'm planning to build a brewery/bar in one half of my basement and would like to have a sink large enough to wash kettles and carboys.

Kai

Hey Kai,

I looked into this a while back, and aside from the rare Craigslist post, everything was out of my price range (by 10x or more). Damn those things are expensive! I ended up buying a double-sided utility sink from Lowes, which has worked out fine. I still dream of the SS NSF sink with pre-soak, but it'll have to wait. I'm also planning some sort of brewery/bar in the basement, and I definitely want to keep it practical/industrial rather than "nice". What are your plans?

-Richard

 

[wild]

I've been looking for about a year for a scullery sink with a small drainboard. They're tough to come by at a reasonable price. I really hate the plastic laundry tubs.

Finding one in your local is key because shipping is a ******.

Have you tried Davis or Hendrix? Those are the only local real stainless salvage yards I know.

Wild

 

[Glibbidy]

Check with some local Plumber, or Contractors. They may be able to clue you into people that ar remodeling and may desire to unload their current setup for free. Another resource for you could be the dump or your recycling center. They have a free swap shop set up at my local dump where they have stuff in good working order for free.

 

[zoebisch01]

Definitely auctions. I picked up this bad boy for $75 at the annual PSU salvage auction. I guess I could have used this as a large open fermentor - it is insulated and has a drain at one end. Too late for that now - next sink

I'm looking forward to next year's auction as they just built a new Dariy Science building and I'm hoping they also retired a bunch of stainless stuff.

This is from this year's annual pig roast.

Hrmm, I just might be bidding against you then! Hehe. Did they rebuild the dairy science buiding? Wow. I knew they put in the new creamery. So you work at Ag Sciences? When is the annual auction?

 

[pjj2ba]

They built a whole new building (which includes the new creamery) a block closer to the Stadium. The annual auction is usually in April and not always well advertised. I'm not sure what the fate of the old building is. They did just have a sale on all of the office furniture inside. I work in the Plant Pathology Department.

 

[olllllo]

Have you tried Davis or Hendrix? Those are the only local real stainless salvage yards I know.

Wild

Thanks for the tip. Looks like the thing to do this Holiday season is to look for sinks, cornies, and kegs in the boneyard!

 

[olllllo]

I should mention that I also looked into getting a pet wash tub. I seems like a good and economical solution. In my case, however, I coudn't get it to fit the way I wanted it.


http://www.ryanspet.com/ryanspet/productList.asp?categoryCode=2408&startItemCnt=1

http://www.ryanspet.com/ryanspet/productList.asp?categoryCode=5122&startItemCnt=1

 

[Kaiser]

I'm also planning some sort of brewery/bar in the basement, and I definitely want to keep it practical/industrial rather than "nice". What are your plans?

I'll be going for both. One side as the practical brewing side and the other one is going to be for Gemuetlichkeit (I guess cozyness is the closest english word for this).

Kai