80L Boiler Plan
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2018 4:46 pm
I got very lucky on the weekend and managed to find 2 old 80L kegs on Facebook Marketplace, not far out of Brisbane, $110 for both. I'd already read on here that they are getting hard to find these days, so I jumped at the chance.
One is complete and in pretty good condition, the other has had it's ass cut out and is a little beat up. To start with I'm just going to use one keg. That's already a huge upgrade from my t500. Then maybe one day i'll want to frankenstein them both into a bigger boiler (like chief or hillzabilly). I've been doing a lot of reading on here and decided I will build the boiler with the keg horizontal similar to r1zzlas. The plan is:
- 4" ferrule, top, middle
- Two elements low in one end
- 6" fill/cleaning port, top, the opposite end to the elements so I don't risk spilling on them
- Existing hole faced downward, to use it as a low point for a drain
- Add some legs, lifting it high enough that i can slide a bucket under the drain
If any of you experienced guys see any potential problems or improvements I'd love to hear them.
This is going to take me a long time, so I'm going to hold off on buying a still, and by the time it's done I may have the money together to buy a full 4 plate bubbler rather than just the modular pot still.
First job, get those kegs clean and shiny.
One is complete and in pretty good condition, the other has had it's ass cut out and is a little beat up. To start with I'm just going to use one keg. That's already a huge upgrade from my t500. Then maybe one day i'll want to frankenstein them both into a bigger boiler (like chief or hillzabilly). I've been doing a lot of reading on here and decided I will build the boiler with the keg horizontal similar to r1zzlas. The plan is:
- 4" ferrule, top, middle
- Two elements low in one end
- 6" fill/cleaning port, top, the opposite end to the elements so I don't risk spilling on them
- Existing hole faced downward, to use it as a low point for a drain
- Add some legs, lifting it high enough that i can slide a bucket under the drain
If any of you experienced guys see any potential problems or improvements I'd love to hear them.
This is going to take me a long time, so I'm going to hold off on buying a still, and by the time it's done I may have the money together to buy a full 4 plate bubbler rather than just the modular pot still.
First job, get those kegs clean and shiny.