welding kegs

by **scuzzy** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 8:45 am

howdy all,
ive been thinking (bad idea I know) about welding two kegs together. if I cut the bottom of one and the top of the other and join the two it would be maybe 80l or so. do you think I would just destroy two kegs. has anyone done this ? I want a bigger boiler and am looking for low cost options. the other thing ive seen is stainless steel 44 gallon drums but there not cheap tho.
any ideas
thanx

by **Dominator** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 9:08 am

Someone on here recently did exactly that to make a large fermenter, I don't see why you couldn't do it to make a boiler.

by **JayD** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 9:11 am

You can go that way if you want, but first ask yourself do have the skills to sucessfully join the kegs together without it leaking, then the next thing on my mind will the keg finnish up looking great ? but hey if you have the skills anything is possible...just keep your safety first priority. Good luck and post up photos of your build. :handgestures-thumbupleft:

In the near future I will be modifying my 18gal keg just making it big enough to run 22 gals of wash so it only takes two runs for a 44..200lt

by **Dominator** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 10:37 am

JayD wrote: In the near future I will be modifying my 18gal keg just making it big enough to run 22 gals of wash so it only takes two runs for a 44..200lt

Shit yeah. That is the go. I reckon I wont be the only jealous person on here, buy your gonna need a 6" rig now. ;-)

by **JayD** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 10:39 am

Dominator wrote:
JayD wrote: In the near future I will be modifying my 18gal keg just making it big enough to run 22 gals of wash so it only takes two runs for a 44..200lt

Shit yeah. That is the go. I reckon I wont be the only jealous person on here, but your gonna need a 6" rig now. ;-)

it's on the drawing board... ;-)

by **Aussiedownunder01** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 12:42 pm

Yep here it is

by **scuzzy** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 5:46 pm

wow that looks good, is that done with silver solder, did I read that right. I was thinking about using a mates welder , hes got a setup to do ss MIG. I don't know how good my welding skills are tho. he probs would do it for a bottle or two.
thanx for all the advice

by **Aussiedownunder01** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 6:30 pm

Yes silver solder just pulled it together with a couple of those ratchet straps

by **Kaneriley227** » Tue Apr 08, 2014 11:44 pm

Aussiedownunder01 wrote:Yes silver solder just pulled it together with a couple of those ratchet straps

Hey, how is the pot going for you? Im Just in the process of getting one welded together too, just wondering a few things...

How much does it hold?

What do you use to heat it?

Cheers
Kane

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