I am just looking at my keg and deciding if I should use it to build a wort boiling pot. First thing is the size, it is 25 inches high , not sure how many litres that is but my concern is once the wort has cooled lifting it. I assume that I am correct and folk lift them onto a higher surface from the gas burner as opposed to pumping? Hence I am erring on trying to source a 30 litre keg as easier to lift.
My other question would be what would I need to make it into a fully functioning boil pot? From my research I would say the bare minimum is a ball vale outlet, a false bottom or something to stop particles flowing into the stream when it empties and a thremo pocket. Now I know you can add a sight gauge but is that really needed?
On the subject of the outlet tap my keg has an outlet already in at about 35 mm from the base which is concave. So I guess I am better using that outlet as already there as opposed to drilling the base which I have also seen.
Thanks for any advice.
Must dash as off to source a kettle element :)
Cheers
Pete
My other question would be what would I need to make it into a fully functioning boil pot? From my research I would say the bare minimum is a ball vale outlet, a false bottom or something to stop particles flowing into the stream when it empties and a thremo pocket. Now I know you can add a sight gauge but is that really needed?
On the subject of the outlet tap my keg has an outlet already in at about 35 mm from the base which is concave. So I guess I am better using that outlet as already there as opposed to drilling the base which I have also seen.
Thanks for any advice.
Must dash as off to source a kettle element :)
Cheers
Pete