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Got the valve. 1" gate stainless. A few more parts and this keg is ready.

Yes the keg does have a trough on yhe bottom. It runs towards the outer edge of the keg. Thinkinabout welding some stainless pipe to it threaded on one end and potting a stsinless valve on that. Got the pipe. Waiting on the valve. Should be here this week.

@piss- if u look at the first pic on page 1 the tap is recessed in a cup that was welded on in the keg. So i cut it out. Cut the tap and tube out of the cup snd flipped it over. Just a lil more working room to acess the clamp. Looks a lil different too.

Okay. Got my 3" ferrules in and got work done to top of my keg.. a few more mods and she will be ready.

Thats pretty amazing it keeps a tight seal like that. I ordered some ferrules for the the transition. Will post more pics soon. Let me know what yall think. Thinkin ab a drain on the bottom any ideas would help. Any one lookin at my copper fairy build more pics will be up soon. Life sometimes gets i...

I like what u did there mash. Do u use any flour paste or teflon to seal it? I did notice that our taps are a bit different. Mine is recessed in futher kinda sitting in a cup thats been welded into the top. Its about 3-3/4 wide. so im thinkin ab cutting that out turninig uspide down weling it banck ...

I have used several of the old design kegs. They work great. I am the one with the thread somewhere describing how I cut the top open and use it for a lid. I will try to find the link so I don’t have to describe it again but I will if need be. They are my favorite boilers. PM me and kick my butt if...

Thanks for the info guys. I'll do some digging for that thread and see my options. It is a nice keg as they all are. It is stainless and seems durable as hell. Im in no hurry to convert it overnl. my other stills work great.

I plan on mounting my 3-1/2" plated column to a keg. So either way i got some modifying to do to any keg. And i do all the welding myself mig or tig. Im just wondering if anyone here is using this style. And what complication they might of had compared to the sankey style.

Okay so this keg was just dropped off for me. Noticed it doest hvethe sankey ball valve and a hole in the side. Has any one used these for their boiler? I see them used more for fuel tanks in rat rods. Would it be worth it to cut into and weld parts on or shey just get a newer keg.

Heard this on the radio yestetday morn. Had to laugh. Woulda just killed the cat and the mouse. Hate them both. But got me worried ab my kids.. playing outside. Still love my state plague or no plague

got up early this mornin and got together a few things.

I know how you feel guy. Had the same problem when i started reading all the flute builds. Still do. Some of them flutes are the sexiest things ive seen. Besides my wife. Just in case she reads this.

Well while i was waiting for that fairy i got some stuff done for my flute.

Once again that fairy hit my home. This time i got a glimpse. No panties! but she was wearing an overall dress. Well this time she left me some 3 inch pipe. Soon I wont know what to do with all this copper.

@ heartcut, next time shes around i'll try to send her your way. @ washashore and mr brown, not sure what she wears or if shes got panties but I can tell you my wife isnt to happy ab my obsession with her and her gifts. @ fullhouse, keep yr head up and eyes open. She very quick. So i dont know ab ot...

So yesterday after i got home from i found me a little gift on my back porch. Looks like we will have the makings of another flute build. Here is what the Copper Fairy dropped off. DSCN1065 (500x375).jpg DSCN1063 (500x375).jpg 43" x 3-1/2" tubing (needs some good cleaning) 39" x 2-1/2...

Okay so at that the end of my last post I talked about how I got so excited about this hobby and rushed out to start my first UJSSM. Well I got it done and its now on Generation #2. So heres what I put together. 2-5gal buckets 12 cups cracked corn, each 12 cups sugar, each 4 gal water, each 2 Tb bak...

Okay so shortly after getting my still built i put together my first batch. Just used what i had laying around the house. But it seemed to work alright. Now i dont have a brew store near by and ive put too much money into building my still at the moment, so obtaining tools to measure the sg and abv ...

Thanks for the imput coaster. There really is no need for it being on there other than it being a washer between the lid and nut holding the drain on. Since it probably isnt rated for high temps it has been removed. I do appreciate how someone here is always looking out anothers safety.

It is just the black gasket that came with the drain. The drain is fed up through the lid. With a ptfe gasket on the inside. The black gasket is outside of any contact with any alcohol so i didnt think it would be any harm. It can be easily removed.

My still is finished. Got 20ga stainless pot, 3' pot still column with 24" liebig condensor, 3' packed coumnup to a slant plate boka head with a 8" coldfinger, double coil single wound condensor. Everlasting ptfe gaskets to seal her up. Ran 2 vinegar washes and a water tests . No leaks. Re...

It did flatten out a lil. i did flush water though to make sure it works and to check for leaks. No problems found.

So this is what ive built so far. 1.5" pot still column 36" tall. With a 24" liebig condensor. Also my condesor for my seperate vm column. Let me knw what yall think. DSCN0047 (500x375).jpg DSCN0048 (500x375).jpg DSCN0057 (500x375).jpg DSCN0058 (500x375).jpg DSCN0063 (500x375).jpg DSC...

Coming to you from the Great state of Oregon. Been browsing the forum and parent site for about 3 weeks now. Finally joined in yesterday. Im excited to be here along side so many people world wide who share the passion for such a great hobby. I've dabbled in making beer but never in spirits before. ...