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Good morning

We have been doing a bit of reading over the weekend and noticed that some of you are using those browny colour barrels (olive barrels) as fermenters. We would like to try this ourselves but want to add a tap to the barrel, what tap and connection to the barrel do you all suggest?

I use a pvc bulkhead fitting and screw a standard garden tap into it.

I use a poly tank fitting and a white pvc tap with red handle..

orcy wrote:I use a pvc bulkhead fitting and screw a standard garden tap into it.

Thanks Orcy

bluc wrote:I use a poly tank fitting and a white pvc tap with red handle..

Hi Bluc

Like these ?
https://www.bunnings.com.au/holman-20mm ... e_p5070420
https://www.bunnings.com.au/holman-15mm ... g_p4813621

I like stainless myself,and would get something like this from your local HBS,they are a 1/2inch ball valve kit with bulkhead fitting screwed into the valve at about $20-$30 for converting stock pots ta mash tuns plus get a couple of good sized stainless washers helps in my opinion,all my fermenters and boilers have the same valves and are also fitted with camlock fittings and run silicone hose ,safe and easy for every aplication.Visit the HBS and have a snoop ifn you guys are unfamiliar with the gear required Vicki.cheers hillzabilly :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Vicki55 wrote:

bluc wrote:I use a poly tank fitting and a white pvc tap with red handle..

Hi Bluc

Like these ?
https://www.bunnings.com.au/holman-20mm ... e_p5070420
https://www.bunnings.com.au/holman-15mm ... g_p4813621

Yes and yes. Stainless is better :handgestures-thumbupleft: although i am not concerned at mash abv..

And use 3/4 taps unless you are pumping. Gravity through 1/2 inch is too slow.

The other bit of equipment I found very helpful when scaleing up to a 200lt fermenting vessel was a long paddle ,I made one from some stainless leftovers I had,thats about 140cm long with a 15cm by 30cm paddle blade welded on the end of a 1inch piece of stainless tube,makes dissolveing sugar ,stirring and degassing much easier,stainless is my standard but I do know one or two people that use an ex-canoo or kyak paddle as well and I think thats ok too,there are wooden mashing paddles available but I consider them to be problematic to keep clean and sanitized for fermenting without an added risk of contamination,wich for such large fermenters is going ta cost a lot more for a failier than a 25lt one.cheers hillzabilly ;-)

Thank you very much everyone, i have all the info i need now thanks you all

Here's mine

Bushy wrote:Here's mine

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:handgestures-thumbupleft: I use one very similar to that, works a treat.