Dronfieldbrewer
Landlord.
Eh Up,
things went well today with the planned upgrade of my kit. I bought a scrap 100 litre keg from my scrap cask matey in Batley some months ago with a view to upgrading my kit. I left it in the corner of the garage an decided that today was its turn to be converted.
Down to B&Q last week end and I bought:- 1 tank connector, a 15mm ball valve, a length of 15mm copper pipe, few elbows, a new stainless cutting disc for the trusty angle grinder.
On way back popped into Tescos, 2 cheapo kettles and a couple of cheap tank insulating jackets.
the top of this keg had already been damaged and had been rejected by Coors as losing pressure. Rather than it be weighed in I bought it for scrap value... :party:
I marked out where the top needed to be cut off and set off with the angle grinder, I then marked out where the tap needed to go and measured out where the kettle elements could be fitted.
Out with the QMAX cutters and the first bit was a doddle getting the hole cut for the tap. then, Jesus, cutting 40mm via QMAX into a 3mm thick stainless keg. drilled a 12 mm pilot hole like a knife through butter. Then tightened up the QMAX, sweat, bad language. In the end got the boot to it and they were cut.
Fitted the elements and the tap and then fabricated my manifold for a hop stopper. It was all done in time for me to pick the kids up from school at 3.30pm.
As soon as I got home filled it up with water to check if the elements worked, Tesco has changed their kettle elements and now the switch is built into the elements so brilliant for us hombrewers. No leaks!!!
All ready for a big brew tomorrow, then it all went "Pink Thong"....
My son suddenly chucks up his lunch, is running a temp and cannot go to school tomorrow, no brewday
Still the kit is there for when I can get going, gives me time to commission my new 80 litre stainless FV
things went well today with the planned upgrade of my kit. I bought a scrap 100 litre keg from my scrap cask matey in Batley some months ago with a view to upgrading my kit. I left it in the corner of the garage an decided that today was its turn to be converted.
Down to B&Q last week end and I bought:- 1 tank connector, a 15mm ball valve, a length of 15mm copper pipe, few elbows, a new stainless cutting disc for the trusty angle grinder.
On way back popped into Tescos, 2 cheapo kettles and a couple of cheap tank insulating jackets.
the top of this keg had already been damaged and had been rejected by Coors as losing pressure. Rather than it be weighed in I bought it for scrap value... :party:
I marked out where the top needed to be cut off and set off with the angle grinder, I then marked out where the tap needed to go and measured out where the kettle elements could be fitted.
Out with the QMAX cutters and the first bit was a doddle getting the hole cut for the tap. then, Jesus, cutting 40mm via QMAX into a 3mm thick stainless keg. drilled a 12 mm pilot hole like a knife through butter. Then tightened up the QMAX, sweat, bad language. In the end got the boot to it and they were cut.
Fitted the elements and the tap and then fabricated my manifold for a hop stopper. It was all done in time for me to pick the kids up from school at 3.30pm.
As soon as I got home filled it up with water to check if the elements worked, Tesco has changed their kettle elements and now the switch is built into the elements so brilliant for us hombrewers. No leaks!!!
All ready for a big brew tomorrow, then it all went "Pink Thong"....
My son suddenly chucks up his lunch, is running a temp and cannot go to school tomorrow, no brewday
Still the kit is there for when I can get going, gives me time to commission my new 80 litre stainless FV
