New fermenter idea

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djsethall

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Ok so I had this idea for a fermenter. My neighbor gave me an old style ke
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g that I had no idea what to do with. So I thought to cut the top off like this
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Here is the old top
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I want to have a sankey top welded on here (I still have to trim it to match)
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The top is from a sankey I cut the top off for a MLT. Anyways, you are probably wondering why all the cutting and welding. I will be using this type of racking system which is a long U shaped piece of satinless tube that acts as a siphon though the 2" sanitary fitting. Like this one.
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Another cool thing about this keg is that it had a wooden bung which fits a size 11 bung like so
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Any thoughts or suggestions?
 
I think I would have gone the route of trying to turn it into a Firkin myself... Home Brew Cask Party??
Yes Please! :rockin:

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