So the keg fairy dropped by ...

[JetSmooth]

My neighbor across the street works for a beer distributor. I asked him if he ever came across damaged or end of life kegs. He told me he had one a client gave him that sat disused in the back for several years and I could have it if I wanted.

Last night, he knocks on my door and drops off a beastly looking thing. I know it's a Yuengling keg. Potbellied and side-bunged. He has already knocked out the bung and removed I guess the threaded stem (??). It's pretty narsty and will need a good cleaning; probably when the weather clears up.

What the heck can I do with it? I am just now building a modiFication of jkarp's Countertop Brutus 20. I would like to maybe use this as a secondary fermenter or something. Not sure. It's so ugly, it's actually cute!

 

[goose1873]

cut it in half and hinge it to make a grill/smoker

 

[JetSmooth]

Thought about that. But I already have a Big Green Egg, which is plenty enough grill for my little townhouse deck.

 

[onejdn]

I cut one end off mine and use it as a HLT. I welded a plate over the bung hole (hehehe) and the other stem. Works great.

 

[bendavanza]

sell it as a hot rod/rat rod fuel tank and get the keg you want unless you have acess to a talented and inexpensive welder.

 

[GlenF]

use the bung hole as your heating element hole...use as BK

 

[runs4beer]

I found this page and it inspired me converted a keg that was in my back yard since I was a kid in to a fine kettle. I used a reciprocating saw (not a scroll saw) and cut off the top about 2" inches further down so the saw was Perpendicular to the wall and I could cut in a straight line all the way around. it took about an hour; 15 minutes of cutting and 45 minutes letting the blade cool (and drink a beer) it killed two saw blades. The welder I used charged $35 to patch the bung hole and drill out a hole for the weld less bulkhead. I've never had a problem w/ the curved sides, if fact Hoff Stevens kegs are shorter because the sides are curved which allows my stubby arms reach the bottom when its time to clean it out. I’ve made many a batches w/ my kegle.

http://www.northchautauquahomebrewers.com/keg/hsbrew.htm

 

[HSM]

I have a 1/4 barrel yeungling keg in the garage from many years ago, even the distributor I bought it from won't give me my deposit back

 

[HSM]

I found this page and it inspired me converted a keg that was in my back yard since I was a kid in to a fine kettle. I used a reciprocating saw (not a scroll saw) and cut off the top about 2" inches further down so the saw was Perpendicular to the wall and I could cut in a straight line all the way around. it took about an hour; 15 minutes of cutting and 45 minutes letting the blade cool (and drink a beer) it killed two saw blades. The welder I used charged $35 to patch the bung hole and drill out a hole for the weld less bulkhead. I've never had a problem w/ the curved sides, if fact Hoff Stevens kegs are shorter because the sides are curved which allows my stubby arms reach the bottom when its time to clean it out. I’ve made many a batches w/ my kegle.

http://www.northchautauquahomebrewers.com/keg/hsbrew.htm

Might be more efficient to put the ball valve on properly! [thanks for the link!]

 

[runs4beer]

Don’t know why you’d do it this way (4” inch pipe???) let a lone do it wrong, I went with the weld-less, as I said it was just inspiration.

 

[JetSmooth]

Hmm. Now I'm sort of regretting the $75 9Gallon SS kettle I just bought and feel like I should convert that sucker and go straight to 10 gallon batches. Haha.

I don't have the time or money to get 'er welded up or do any of this fabricating. Maybe I'll just sell the kettle to my friend when I'm ready to step up.