Uses for a 5 Gallon tall Sanke Keg

[la Bleue]

I picked it up legally but Im unsure what I can use it for. Does anyone have any ideas?

[Dnderhead]

it whould be good for storage.

[maheel]

or you just started your new kegged beer unit

or maybe a small gin basket still ?

[Large Sarge]

They are of absolutely no use at all. Send it to me and I will properly destroy it for you.

I am actually going to cut one up to make a distilling'ish HERMS system. No need to heat the full 15.5 gallons in the HLT when you don't sparge. Why not make a 5 gallon HLT instead?

[rad14701]

That would be my dream boiler... Not too big and not too small... Just right... I'd slap a heating element in that and be happier than a pig in shit...

[Prairiepiss]

I want one for a thumper.

[LWTCS]

I'm procrastinating, ,,,,,,but ima chop one up along with one of those middle of the road sized European kegs and make a boiler with two fully intergrated concentric thumpers. Complete with all the service ports ...................one of these days.

[la Bleue]

Thanks for the ideas, I had never even heard of a HERMS rig before. the benefit of a HERMS or a RIMS system is using the spent wash to heat the incoming new wash? the thumper is a good idea and using it for gins isnt a bad idea either!

AHHHHH while im writing this the cold water circulating pump I was using for a 5 gallon pear/apple eau de vie just brunt out on me, the backup (which i had never tested) is damaged too!!!

[myles]

I would do very little to it except take out the spear and convert it into a thumper. The concentric in and out design to fit the single keg connector works well.
Personally I would fit a 3/4" overflow, but that is only because I can easily get the compression type bulkhead connectors that will fit through the hole when you have taken the spear out.

[LWTCS]

To clarify,,,Myles is referring to the plumbing when he says concentric.
And I was referring to the boilers. As a series or a concentric array of boilers. The primary and another two parasitic.

[moonshine guy]

Yeah, I got one of these and was thinking about putting two 1500 watt heaters in it. The only thing I do not like about it is the narrow foot print it has. Looks easy to tip over!

[Bushman]

I'm procrastinating, ,,,,,,but ima chop one up along with one of those middle of the road sized European kegs and make a boiler with two fully intergrated concentric thumpers. Complete with all the service ports ...................one of these days.

+1 on this idea

[The Baker]

Yeah, I got one of these and was thinking about putting two 1500 watt heaters in it. The only thing I do not like about it is the narrow foot print it has. Looks easy to tip over!

Easy to make a wider supporting frame, with a band around the keg maybe a third of the way from the bottom to hold it rigid.

[kenfyoozed]

When i was running my triclamp potstill rig, i would strip from my big keg into a 5 gallon keg like you posted. Then swap the potstill head to the 5 gal place on burner and keep right on running with the spirit run.

[The Baker]

When i was running my triclamp potstill rig, i would strip from my big keg into a 5 gallon keg like you posted. Then swap the potstill head to the 5 gal place on burner and keep right on running with the spirit run.

And if you insulated the smaller keg while filling it (wrap it in a couple of blankets?) you would save even more time and energy on the spirit run...