scythe wrote:If you are going to the effort making a custom boiler just get a sheet of stainless and make one properly.
Only have to be 2mm sheet.
Keep it the same height as a keg just increase diameter to increase capacity.
The wider it get the more stable it will be.
scythe wrote:If you are going to the effort making a custom boiler just get a sheet of stainless and make one properly.
Only have to be 2mm sheet.
Keep it the same height as a keg just increase diameter to increase capacity.
The wider it get the more stable it will be.
I have 2 x 50L kegs, TIG, enthusiasm and a plan. I am thinking welding the 2 kegs together to give me about 90L capacity.
scythe wrote:If you are going to the effort making a custom boiler just get a sheet of stainless and make one properly.
Only have to be 2mm sheet.
Keep it the same height as a keg just increase diameter to increase capacity.
The wider it get the more stable it will be.
aussiebrewer wrote:http://www.aussiedistiller.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=5659
he used 3 halves with 110L usable, maybe use all 4 halves for 170L full capacity wit h SS plate top and bottom.
scythe wrote:That would be the good thing about such thin sheet, you could just manually coil it back on its self and use a ratchet strap to hold it while you tack it.
Also now i think about it 2mm would be overkill, could probably go as thin as 1mm.
Actually a sheetmetal shop near me is making some very large ducting out of stainless (about 900mm OD), so if you have connections you could probably get aomething similar if your lucky.
scythe wrote:If you are going to the effort making a custom boiler just get a sheet of stainless and make one properly.
Only have to be 2mm sheet.
Keep it the same height as a keg just increase diameter to increase capacity.
The wider it get the more stable it will be.
Boardy62 wrote:Just remember with the size you end up with you have to be able to fill it regularly, I have 100 ltrs (120 total volume) and I need 40 ltrs to cover the elements,!(so A minimum wash size to run 55 ltrs to 60 ltrs) make sure your elements are as close to the bottom as practical! The most common large "fermentor" is around 180 litre in total, so wash you can put through the still is maximun 160/ 170 leaving 2 washes from one ferment I am now stripping one wash then combine that with the next run seems to be working ok, so bigger the boiler means bigger fermentors and associated problems with that. Also remember yo still need(maybe want!) a small batch still fo experimental washes otherwise you can waste a lot of ingredients on something ya don't like :handgestures-thumbupleft:
hillzabilly wrote:Have a look at http://aussiedistiller.com.au/viewtopic ... 14&t=10046 ,if ya have 2 kegs and a welder this could be another option ,I sure as hell wouldnt mind haveing a rig like that.cheers hillzabilly :D
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