15.5 gallon keg

[dl76]

Well fellers i have decided to upgrade, my little 5 gallon pot did not meet my desired results. i found a 15.5 gallon stainless steel keg at a local bar, paid 75 bucks for it. looking to get a leibig condenser for it. Any recommendations on where to buy? thanks for any help.

[Halfbaked]

Make it. Easy peasy.

[dl76]

Make it. Easy peasy.

I should make it myself but when you got guys on ebay selling it for 100 bucks on ebay, alot less hassle for me , when i work 65 hours a week
This should work i would say. what you guys think?

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/111581597150?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

I am an electrician by trade ,maybe later on down the road, i can add a heating element to the keg and do it myself.

[StillLearning1]

$100!!!!! Dude you can make one half that cost and it will take you 30min. If you don't have that long to spare good luck on spirit runs!

[Halfbaked]

18 in liebig might be a little small. It looks pretty decent. Do they report to TBB? Make it your self. Its easy.

[dl76]

$100!!!!! Dude you can make one half that cost and it will take you 30min. If you don't have that long to spare good luck on spirit runs!

Gas to go to nearest hardware store, is 15 bucks in a V8 truck(50 miles away) 30 bucks for material. Id rather spend the money and have the post office send it to my door. I do work two jobs and only time i have is weekends. I live in the sticks brother with a 12 foot dish to even get sat tv...

[dl76]

18 in liebig might be a little small. It looks pretty decent. Do they report to TBB? Make it your self. Its easy.

use a greendot money pak card for everything i buy online.

also sent to a vacant home i rent out.

[StillLearning1]

$100!!!!! Dude you can make one half that cost and it will take you 30min. If you don't have that long to spare good luck on spirit runs!

Gas to go to nearest hardware store, is 15 bucks in a V8 truck(50 miles away) 30 bucks for material. Id rather spend the money and have the post office send it to my door. I do work two jobs and only time i have is weekends. I live in the sticks brother with a 12 foot dish to even get sat tv...

Hey man its your parade I don't want to rain on it. Like I say you do what you want. But looks to me that you want to spend twice the cash on half the product only to save a day at best. Just thought I'd try to save you some cash.

My shop teacher back in college used to tell us: "its good to rush through a job!, that way you have more time to do it right the second time!"

[Halfbaked]

You can order every thing online and save the v8 money if you want. send it direct to your house. My liebig is 30 inches. If you wanna order from someone its all your call. I wish you good luck how ever you go.

[dl76]

$100!!!!! Dude you can make one half that cost and it will take you 30min. If you don't have that long to spare good luck on spirit runs!

Gas to go to nearest hardware store, is 15 bucks in a V8 truck(50 miles away) 30 bucks for material. Id rather spend the money and have the post office send it to my door. I do work two jobs and only time i have is weekends. I live in the sticks brother with a 12 foot dish to even get sat tv...

Hey man its your parade I don't want to rain on it. Like I say you do what you want. But looks to me that you want to spend twice the cash on half the product only to save a day at best. Just thought I'd try to save you some cash.

Thats cool dude, when you have the cash to pay someone to make you a leibig condenser, why not? Ive understood what halfbaked said about TTB, thats why you use a moneypak card and addy, where it cant be traced to you. im a working american who still works 65 hours a week and only play time is weekends who wants to brew some likker...

[dl76]

admins and mods , dont want this thread to go south, sorry for my rants about buying stuff online, I really want to learn.

[dl76]

My shop teacher back in college used to tell us: "its good to rush through a job!, that way you have more time to do it right the second time!

i see it every day running service calls for electrical work, these new cookie cutter homes that get built in 90 days, when i vistit the city...

[Halfbaked]

Thank you for keeping it on path. You are not being criticized by anyone. If that is what you want to do, do it. U are only one that has a say so and its ur $. My opinion is what I would do. I hope every thing comes out good for you what ever you do.

[dl76]

Thank you for keeping it on path. You are not being criticized by anyone. If that is what you want to do, do it. U are only one that has a say so and its ur $. My opinion is what I would do. I hope every thing comes out good for you what ever you do.

half baked will you make me A liebig condenser that is 30 inches? i will pay cash/ via money pak so it will not be traced???

[dl76]

so ebay is good to make what i need... guys i work my ass off during week, tell me one reason i shouldnt let another brewer make my product??? i dont drink every day .... i work my ass off !!! i should let other brewers , make something for me!!!!!!!!

[StillLearning1]

First off, I apologize if what I said came off the wrong way. My only intent is to help you out.

Now, my personal reasons for building my own...

I know what type solder I used.
I know what type flux I used.
If anything ever break on my liebig I know exactly how to fix it because I built it.
Building is half the fun.


Like its been said. If you think the eBay liebig is the way to go for you, then by all means knock yourself out. Its a personal choice, but for a ton of reasons most if not all members here would agree that building your own is best.

Btw, are you building a pot still or reflux? Where are you getting the rest of the still?

[bellybuster]

If you're gonna buy one, don't buy that one, it's too small.this one is 30" and less money.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Moonshine-Coppe ... 3cdd2651ae

[shadylane]

The ready made condensers aren't ready to use.
You will need a union to connect it to the pot and a valve with cooling water connections.

[dl76]

If you're gonna buy one, don't buy that one, it's too small.this one is 30" and less money.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Moonshine-Coppe ... 3cdd2651ae

Thanks belly buster

The ready made condensers aren't ready to use.
You will need a union to connect it to the pot and a valve with cooling water connections.

Thanks shadylane

[dl76]

It was hell getting out the sphere in a labatt keg i got from a local town bar, i got it out though. the normal routine was taking out clip and simple turn sphere counter clockwise, well it did not. ended up drilling out sereval parts to get it out.

[W Pappy]

so ebay is good to make what i need... guys i work my ass off during week, tell me one reason i shouldnt let another brewer make my product??? i dont drink every day .... i work my ass off !!! i should let other brewers , make something for me!!!!!!!!

Well one reason HA there are too many, this is a hobby and a art we learn inside and out.It is not the drunkenness that can come from it that we do it.
It is the love of the creations of our hard earned labors that should drive us in this hobby

[dl76]

so ebay is good to make what i need... guys i work my ass off during week, tell me one reason i shouldnt let another brewer make my product??? i dont drink every day .... i work my ass off !!! i should let other brewers , make something for me!!!!!!!!

Well one reason HA there are too many, this is a hobby and a art we learn inside and out.It is not the drunkenness that can come from it that we do it.
It is the love of the creations of our hard earned labors that should drive us in this hobby

stay gold pappy

[acfixer69]

Well fellers i have decided to upgrade, my little 5 gallon pot did not meet my desired results. i found a 15.5 gallon stainless steel keg at a local bar, paid 75 bucks for it. looking to get a leibig condenser for it. Any recommendations on where to buy? thanks for any help.

Seems this thread started off on where to buy question. Seems you are looking for approvals from the membership. To start off with you bought a keg from someone who doesn't own the barrel and is not there's to sell. So you are starting on a stolen keg?

AC

[ben stiller]

[quote="acfixer69"][quote="dl76"]
Seems this thread started off on where to buy question. Seems you are looking for approvals from the membership. To start off with you bought a keg from someone who doesn't own the barrel and is not there's to sell. So you are starting on a stolen keg?
AC[/quote

Need to give the OP the benefit of the doubt till he fills in the blanks on the keg. Recently there was a thread about kegs that the
brewery didn't want back. Think it was Moosehead.

[Lazarus Long]

Everyone seems to be trying to stay on track here so let's not join in and try to disrupt the thread. It's definitely preferred and advised to make your own equipment, but I know exactly what the OP is saying about not having enough time to make your own stuff and lots of folks don't have ready access to all the needed materials.

[S-Cackalacky]

Dl76, not saying you didn't acquire your keg legitimately. We don't know all the circumstances of the transaction. This is just for new people who might come along and read this thread:

First, a disclaimer - I don't know what kind of arrangements bar owners have with beer distributors in relation to deposits on kegs. I'll assume that they pay the same deposit of about $30 that the rest of us pay. That said, an unscrupulous bar owner/bartender could sell you a keg for $70, forfeit the deposit, and pocket the extra $40. If you are the purchaser of the keg, you are complicit in it's theft - whether you are aware of the other persons actions, or not. The bar owner/bartender can simply tell the beer delivery guy the keg was ripped off from the loading dock out back. Buying a used keg without knowing it's source is a gray area at best. My guess would be that many Craig's list type transactions are the result of someone forfeiting a deposit in order to turn a profit on an illegally acquired keg.

If you care about where your keg comes from, use a little discretion in who you purchase from. Sometimes it's difficult to know if a keg has been legally acquired by a seller. If it's obvious to you that it is nefariously acquired, pass on it.

[MichiganCornhusker]

Congrats on moving up to the keg! You're gonna love the larger size, and there is a ton of info on here about the many ways to configure and use it. Buy your Liebig wherever you want and get that rig runnin.

[bellybuster]

Congrats on moving up to the keg! You're gonna love the larger size, and there is a ton of info on here about the many ways to configure and use it. Buy your Liebig wherever you want and get that rig runnin.

I agree, lets make some likker!!!!

[goinbroke2]

Edit: Now if you guys will remove your quote of my post it'll be gone altogether.

DL76, you do what you want, the main point is getting in operation. You got money, then buy it. Personally I'm SUPER cheap so I make everything, but again that's just me.

[MichiganCornhusker]

the main point is getting in operation.

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