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I saw the Still It video making a stainless/oak barrel. Well, we have have a lot of baby formula cannisters. They look like stainless inside... how can I be sure?

Most likely tin. Fill with water see if it rusts..

Probably tin with a plastic coating maybe :think:

Does a magnet stick to the tin? :think:

If so it is a poor grade stainless or coated crap....

Cheers

Its a great idea and something many of us want to play with, but im 900% certain those tins aint stainless.

Each one you make will end up essentially a one off, go find a SS pot at a goodwill store.

In addition - a 900g formula tin is not even close to the ball bark for return on time & $$ spent to faf about making it. Think 10+ litres

RC Al wrote:Its a great idea and something many of us want to play with, but im 900% certain those tins aint stainless.

Each one you make will end up essentially a one off, go find a SS pot at a goodwill store.

In addition - a 900g formula tin is not even close to the ball bark for return on time & $$ spent to faf about making it. Think 10+ litres

The manufacturer describes them as 'steel easy open cans'... but they wouldn't be that shiny if they weren't SS. Unless they're tinned.

Might consider using a SS minikeg. But I'm not making anything NEAR 10l yet. I have a 12l boiler! Old mate had a fairly small keg in the vid. A gallon at the mosr.

Why not use the Bain Marie canisters like in the video? I've been looking at doing this exact thing once I get some free time. I bought the 8L ones the same as in the video (cost me about $33 each, should be able to find them cheaper) but the company I bought them from also have 6L, 4L, 3L, 2L & 1.1L ones so there are plenty of size options if 8L is too big...

I saw that video and have been looking at these. First hurdle I've found is finding some "quarter sawn" oak.
I've had a length of oak seasoning for over 2 years. I've just worked out it isn't quarter sawn, so will apparently leak.

northy84 wrote:The manufacturer describes them as 'steel easy open cans'... but they wouldn't be that shiny if they weren't SS

If they were stainless the company would make all manner of claims and they would be charging a whole heap more for them.
And yes, tin tins are shiny inside

@Stig Tintin has a dog named Snowy lol

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hjubm2 wrote:Why not use the Bain Marie canisters like in the video? I've been looking at doing this exact thing once I get some free time. I bought the 8L ones the same as in the video (cost me about $33 each, should be able to find them cheaper) but the company I bought them from also have 6L, 4L, 3L, 2L & 1.1L ones so there are plenty of size options if 8L is too big...

Wow. I thought his cannisters were custom made. I had to watch with subtitles and they didn't pick up "Bain Marie". :text-thankyoublue:

Looks interesting

Who has them stig? Finding corney kegs to be a good vessel. Cant beat an aok barrel but just too expensive..

The hybrid things are somewhere in the USA

Looks like there would be way too much oak for the amount of liquid in that canister...

First off I do hope this isn't a sin for providing a link to the HD forum :violence-smack:

https://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=60032

BadMotivater started a thread with a how to and the whole thread is a good read but I do think we need an Aussie version where it can kick the yanks ass to kingdom come :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: