Boiler upgrade build - Got my next keg!
Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2023 10:53 pm
Ok, so I finally got the big fat keg I've been eyeing up for many months outside a business that I drive past on my journey to and from work.
I've called them, no answer, I've knocked on the door, no answer, I've driven past every single weekday for 2 years and not seen a soul there, and the kegs have been sat outside there for the entire time, covered in dead leaves and brambles.
So this morning as I was on an early start, I reversed up into the corner where the kegs are, opened the boot ready to throw one in and guess what? The damn things are full! No wonder the scrap metal guys haven't taken them...
I don't yet know what capacity these are, but definitely a fair bit more than the std keg I have at the moment. They are quite fat in the middle and look like the old wooden "Firkin" or "Kilderkin" barrels used to, but stainless.
I've spent a lifetime lifting weights for strength so I'm not really your average "Old guy" but holy shit I struggled to get that thing up over the boot lid of my SUV! I'll be getting my son to help me carry it from the car that's for sure!
I'll obviously test fill it when I've got the spear (And the contents, which may even be usable!) out over the holidays, but it seems capacious.
Once I've got it out back later this evening I'll give it a quick clean off and post a couple of pics to see what you guys think. I'm sure someone will recognise the keg type right away.
I've got mostly all of the parts I need for the build so I'll put up pics of them too. I just need to get some threaded rod for the legs/castor supports.
I've called them, no answer, I've knocked on the door, no answer, I've driven past every single weekday for 2 years and not seen a soul there, and the kegs have been sat outside there for the entire time, covered in dead leaves and brambles.
So this morning as I was on an early start, I reversed up into the corner where the kegs are, opened the boot ready to throw one in and guess what? The damn things are full! No wonder the scrap metal guys haven't taken them...
I don't yet know what capacity these are, but definitely a fair bit more than the std keg I have at the moment. They are quite fat in the middle and look like the old wooden "Firkin" or "Kilderkin" barrels used to, but stainless.
I've spent a lifetime lifting weights for strength so I'm not really your average "Old guy" but holy shit I struggled to get that thing up over the boot lid of my SUV! I'll be getting my son to help me carry it from the car that's for sure!
I'll obviously test fill it when I've got the spear (And the contents, which may even be usable!) out over the holidays, but it seems capacious.
Once I've got it out back later this evening I'll give it a quick clean off and post a couple of pics to see what you guys think. I'm sure someone will recognise the keg type right away.
I've got mostly all of the parts I need for the build so I'll put up pics of them too. I just need to get some threaded rod for the legs/castor supports.