I've spent a lot of time reading these forums over the last few months. It's a great place to learn. Many thanks everyone for making this information available. Haven't posted much but time to start. I am in the process of moving on from my HBS reflux still and boiler. I am going to put an electric keg boiler together. I was planning to make one out of a standard sized 50L keg a mate gave me with weldless elements and drain but then I saw this beat up old thing going cheap and bought it. I figure I could fit a 60L wash in it - I have two 70L fermenters so that suits. The drawback would be it would need ferule welded on to mount the still. Also that hole would need to be patched. I can't weld so that means waiting around for a mate to do it (always takes longer than you think) it or paying someone.
Also not sure about the dodgy drainage port - is it an issue?
I have been making neutrals to this point, going to get a pot still and give bourbon and rum a try. Any thoughts on which keg I should use? I was planning to run a 2400w and a 3600w heating element from Mac.