I should have saved the tops when I cut open my 15.5 gallon ss kegs, but I didn't. I now want to get some metal lids for the keggles.
Any ideas where to get some?
Thanks...
Kirks...some folks weld on some washers or similar to the cut tops to be able to use them as lids.
Any place that sells pots and pans should have lids. Unless it's your personal choice, you don't have to stick to metal.
That would work, not a tight fit, but it would work. I don't have a TIG, though.
You know, a glass lid would be cool. I could watch the boil that way.
Oh, I should mention that was for my HLT & MLT, for the keggle I guess you would have to drill a bunch of holes for the release of hot break.
Why are you boiling with a lid on???????
Why are you boiling with a lid on???????
any some one tell me why you should not boil with a lid on?
Oh, I should mention that was for my HLT & MLT, for the keggle I guess you would have to drill a bunch of holes for the release of hot break.
For a kettle, I'd prefer something I could properly sanitize. And I'd leave it off until the boil was finished.
I got mine at Wal-mart. $5.86 or something like that. Fits nicely.
I put mine on after the boil to keep the extra flavors from leaves being added to the beer.
I am assuming the need to sanitize the lid would be for post IC cooling?
Yep. I'm also gearing up for a recirculating system, pumping wort through a plate chiller and back into the kettle until the desired temperature is reached. (My ground water is not so cold.) I'd want the lid on while the cooling takes place, I may even mount the return fitting on the lid.
Oh, I am a noob. I thought hot break had to due with the release of DMS through a vigorous boil.
I do this without the lid and with no worries. I recirculate for about 5 minutes before I allow the final pass through to the fermenter but usually I only do this in the hottest bits of Summer. In winter, I easily get to 60*F with a single pass through my Shirron.
For the lid I used the piece I cut out from the keg and added some 5/8 tubing to both the lid and the keg that was split on one side with a razor blade. In other words just run the tubing along the edge of both the keg and the lid part. they sit on each other and make a great seal. I still have to test the temp aspect when boiling to see if the tubes dont get too soft.
I plan on finding a bung to fill the hole in the middle.
I'll try and post a picture shortly.
-S
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