using wine fermenting tanks

[phoenix0041]

Hi Guys, Been wondering why people are spending $500 and up on small brew kettles and stock pots for electric brewing when you can get massive, used, stainless steel wine fermenting tanks for a fraction of the price?? any reason not to use them for just HLT & MASH ??

 

[30Bones]

Links to said cheap items? I have a whopping $300 into my brewing setup so I am the definition of cheap

 

[phoenix0041]

I wouldn't call yourself cheap... Let's say frugal ?? Call up any winery on the planet and they usually are selling off their equipment for larger stuff. I just missed out on 10- 80gal. Stainless wine tanks @ $200 each !!! With floating lids/hand pumps and air locks.... Is there any reason not to drill holes in these and shove an element into them??

 

[BBBF]

The only issue would be the thickness of the walls. I've read that denting those tanks is a concern, but I don't know if the concern is that they dent easily or just that the floating lids won't work if the tank is dented so be extra careful.

 

[LarMoeCur]

Who had these 200 dollar tanks for sale? I need some...Do you have a phone number or listing?

 

[phoenix0041]

Tanks were from a local winery, but from talking to people in the wine industry, they have cheap tanks everywhere. Find a winery and call them up, they are always selling off old stuff.