Rock Zigger
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Anybody ever converted food grade blue plastic drums like the attached photo into a home brew rig?
hopin mad said:I have just looked on Wikipedia at the properties of HDPE and this is what it says
"HDPE has little branching, giving it stronger intermolecular forces and tensile strength than lower-density polyethylene. It is also harder and more opaque and can withstand somewhat higher temperatures (120 °C/ 248 °F for short periods, 110 °C /230 °F continuously)."
and as the boiling point of water is 100°C, should make a very good HLT, but possibly not a good brewing copper, any one know the temps reached during the boiling of the wort ?
hopin mad said:the temps are not high enough to melt one, so i might just put my hand in my pocket and buy so plastic bins,
31bb3 said:Steve was it bought from a hb shop just outside brum
I get you not a good intro for your friendRunwell-Steve said:31bb3 said:Steve was it bought from a hb shop just outside brum
No it wasn't that one. I had that one from H B and it was quite solid. It was a friends one that split, I was showing him how to brew. It was made by ritchies.
Brewberoza said:hopin mad said:the temps are not high enough to melt one, so i might just put my hand in my pocket and buy so plastic bins,
So have you tried this yet and what are the results?
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