300 gallon fermenter!

[thatguy1313]

So today I was offered a 300 gallon hdpe barrel that has been used for rain water collection ... for FREE! Of course I can't turn it down but when the hell am I gonna have the money to do a 300 gallon ferment? Much less the time to run all that! Any other ideas what I can use it for?

[woodshed]

Recirc tank for cooling.

[bearriver]

I'd use it as a septic tank for my Dobermans, and be happy to have it.

I would also consider using it in an aquaponics setup. A friend of mine has a dozen or so IBC totes over 200 gallons each. The short story is he uses them for tanks to raise fish, who's effluent is used to feed indoor plants.

[thatguy1313]

Thought about cutting it in half and making a couple canoes outta it.

[cranky]

Thought about cutting it in half and making a couple canoes outta it.

That would be a shame. You can use it to collect rain water . or raise tilapia in it (very popular with preppers) or go ahead and do a 250 gallon ferment instead of 300. You might have to build a bigger still though but doing the math, if you build a 25 gallon still and strip 20 gallons at a time that's only 12.5 runs, so figure 12 stripping runs. Not really so bad when you think about it. Now figure 3 strips to a spirit run and you only get 4, 20 gallon spirit runs and a years supply of hooch from a single ferment. Sounds pretty reasonable to me.

[Truckinbutch]

Thought about cutting it in half and making a couple canoes outta it.

That would be a shame. You can use it to collect rain water . or raise tilapia in it (very popular with preppers) or go ahead and do a 250 gallon ferment instead of 300. You might have to build a bigger still though but doing the math, if you build a 25 gallon still and strip 20 gallons at a time that's only 12.5 runs, so figure 12 stripping runs. Not really so bad when you think about it. Now figure 3 strips to a spirit run and you only get 4, 20 gallon spirit runs and a years supply of hooch from a single ferment. Sounds pretty reasonable to me.

I like the way you think .

[goose eye]

Ole boys would keep it for water. Water is a good thang to have.

So I'm tole

[still_stirrin]

Ole boys would keep it for water. Water is a good thang to have.

So I'm tole

+1 times 10!
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[Rng4]

I use something similar for cooling water. It sits outside my stilling shed and I run the lines thru the shed wall. Keeps all the heat outside and gives me more room in the shed. I have a buddy that works on one of the largest ranches in my state and I can get all the 300 gallon totes I can carry.

[Danespirit]

Ole boys would keep it for water. Water is a good thang to have.

So I'm tole

Yep..! Rainwater is coolingwater for free.. + you can put a tap in there and have water for your garden.

[thatguy1313]

Just picked it up. Guy owned a kennel and was collecting all the condensation from the air conditioners. Said he filled the barrel in two days its already got a tap at the bottom and a hose out the top that would work perfectly for an air lock.

[cranky]

Just picked it up. Guy owned a kennel and was collecting all the condensation from the air conditioners. Said he filled the barrel in two days its already got a tap at the bottom and a hose out the top that would work perfectly for an air lock.

So do I see that 25 gallon boiler in your future?

[ga flatwoods]

You would be best served with a cheap ($35) pool pump going in the top six inch hole and pumping off the clear if you intend to utilize the whole potential of the barrel
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Ga Flatwoods

[thecroweater]

What ^ he says +1

[hellbilly007]

And I thought I was really doing something with a 80 gallon fermenter. Good score.

[RandyMarshCT]

Recirc tank for cooling.

This is exactly what I would use it for. Perfect size.