Advice about converting a beer keg to a fermentor

[Ciderhead]

Dempsey there is less curvature on the side right?
Anybody done one in the middle?


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[Hop Bomb]

I never hammered anything flat. I just trimmed the feet on the corny lid fastener so it would pull up to the keg nice & tight. I use keg lube on the rubber o ring to give me a proper seal. It works perfectly for me both fermenting (c02 escapes through the blow off tube) & transferring under pressure. No leaks. 

[Ciderhead]

Ive not used my glass carboys since Ive started using the kegs.

Oh not really sure about that bit my kids like watching yeast stuffing their faces and farting.

[christhebrewer]

30l plastic buckets in Allpack for € 5.95+vat inc lids.

[fingalbrewer]

Did this a few years back. Still use it today
Handy enough to do with a dremel

[Ciderhead]

Thanks fingalbrewer that's what I was looking for, it's that a blow off?
Any special advice on doing it. Do you have to flatten the top of trim down locking legs


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[fingalbrewer]

Nothing too hard about doing it. No flatting it and the rubber ring is forgiving if your a little off.ya had yo cut the legs a bit.

[Will_D]

Did this a few years back. Still use it today
Handy enough to do with a dremel

Hi FB where in Fingal are you based?

We North County Brewers meet up in the Old Boro in Swords

Next meeting (actually a summber beer comp.) is next Tuesday at 7pm

You are more than welcome!

[fingalbrewer]

Cheers Will, I'm no longer in fingal, just kept the name as that's what I was on beior but thanks again.

[Greg2013]

Did this a few years back. Still use it today
Handy enough to do with a dremel

Don't want to sound like a wet blanket but i can see where that keg came fro if ya get my drift, might want to take down the picture for your own sake ?

[Ciderhead]

Ok had a go at it tonight




Cut the neck real tight can't show big pics as it's identifiable



Then once spear was out marked outline of the lid

Then used the rubber from a lid and marked inner diameter and cut that.

It was an absolute bitch to cut the angles right and I went through 3 dremel stainless blades

Finally a tight fit but mission accomplished.






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[Shanna]

Looking good, giving me inspiration for an old keg that I can't get the spear out of. Any idea where one can get some spare corny keg lids?

Shanna.

[Rossa]

Looking good, giving me inspiration for an old keg that I can't get the spear out of. Any idea where one can get some spare corny keg lids?

Shanna.

Can direct.

[Ciderhead]

Plan B as it wasn't airtight

Bigger hole

Bead of silicone with silicone tubing sat on it and a joiner made from stem of an old bubbler



Some 6mm acrylic that I had lying around cut to circle with dremel



And a couple of bungees to keep her in place




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[Shanna]

What are you keeping in place with the bungee chords?

Shanna