52liter food grade drums

[LordEoin]

found on donedeal, not mine.
aparently suitable as FVs, otherwise storage. €20 for 2, delivered.
http://www.donedeal.ie/otherhome-for-sale/plastic-storage-barrels-free-delivery/7723696

[delzep]

this is probably the same seller with different sizes

http://www.adverts.ie/home-storage/plastic-storage-barrels/6391122

[armedcor]

Would they work well as a boiler I wonder?

[LordEoin]

this is probably the same seller with different sizes

http://www.adverts.ie/home-storage/plastic-storage-barrels/6391122

There's a better selection on that ad.

[Damofto]

Thanks for that, think I will buy a couple of those. Been thinking about brewing bigger batches. Just need a bigger kettle now.

[paddyp]

this is probably the same seller with different sizes

http://www.adverts.ie/home-storage/plastic-storage-barrels/6391122

There's a better selection on that ad.

I nearly ordered the 72l ones on donedeal, seeing the adverts ad its a bit implausible to me that all those contained salt.

[Rats]

Nice for grain storage.

[alealex]

Good for grain storage, not good for the boiler..  and not v good for fermenter neither 
Actualy, where is our plastic expert!? Help!

[Damofto]

I just ordered 2 was planning to use them as fermenters, sure even if they'll only do for grain storage they'll be worth 20 quid I suppose.

[armedcor]

That's a pity about using it for a fermenter, what's the reason?

[alealex]

I'm not an expert on this but from what I was told colour plays the role.

[paddyp]

I'm not an expert on this but from what I was told colour plays the role.

If they're real food grade then the blue pigment will be food safe just like the large blue water mains. Hdpe is permeable so it can absorb molecules from whatever was in it and release it slowly. My neighbour had one cut in half for horse trough you could still small garlic off it after 2 years full of water exposed to the elements.

[varadamo]

Hi all - saw this on another site - sounds like these May be suitable as fv,s ?      http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=21735

[paddyp]

Hi all - saw this on another site - sounds like these May be suitable as fv,s ?      http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=21735

With nonsense advice like "If they are food grade plastic there will be a 1 2 or 4 in the little recycle triangle." and "I just cleaned it out real good" I wouldn't place much faith source. How does one clean out between the molecules of ethylene.

[imark]

I think food safe is dependent on the temperature and environmental factors. Some plastics are fine in a certain range but not other ranges. Best thing is deal in facts. Google the msds for the material in question and make your own decisions. I'm only speaking from what I've learned here over the years so searching may be worth trying.