Hey folks,
I built a little beer keg out of a pressure sprayer if anyone's interested. Came in more expensive that I'd have liked, but was a fun project and is still cheaper than alternatives.
It's an 11 litre sprayer, but should hold 12L no probs.
Here are a few pics of the assembly
3 45 x 3mm discs are needed. Only 2 shown in this pic.
Trickiest bit was attaching the posts. Lots of gas PTFE tape required. I had to remove the post after this pic to add the tape.
Parts list with prices:
Pressure sprayer: £16.99
Pressure Sprayer Bottle With Lance Pump Action Garden Sprayer 2L 3L 5L 8L 11L | eBay
Corny posts: £18.81
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003196449092.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.0.0.7b4a1802d8PCVJ
¼ inch NPT nuts x 2: £4.19
NPT Locknuts In Brass, American Thread Slim Locknuts in NPT , Made in UK | eBay
45mm x 3mm acrylic discs: £4.97
Translucent Coloured - Acrylic, Perspex, Plastic Circles/Discs Laser Cut Acrylic | eBay
O ring – 37mm x 4mm: £1.95
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/362938520339?var=632073711542
Relief valve: £2.63
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004230884987.html?pdp_npi=2@dis!GBP!￡0.70!￡0.63!!!!!@211b5e2416686237902608954e9c6c!12000028462129888!btf&_t=pvid:6ac22780-253c-438d-9164-be51b212ef4b&afTraceInfo=1005004230884987__pc__pcBridgePPC__xxxxxx__1668623790&spm=a2g0o.ppclist.product.mainProduct
Total cost: £49.54
Let me know if you can think of any ways of making it cheaper. Especially with regards to posts. They were a big expense.
Happy brewing :-)
Floyd
I built a little beer keg out of a pressure sprayer if anyone's interested. Came in more expensive that I'd have liked, but was a fun project and is still cheaper than alternatives.
It's an 11 litre sprayer, but should hold 12L no probs.
Here are a few pics of the assembly
3 45 x 3mm discs are needed. Only 2 shown in this pic.
Trickiest bit was attaching the posts. Lots of gas PTFE tape required. I had to remove the post after this pic to add the tape.
Parts list with prices:
Pressure sprayer: £16.99
Pressure Sprayer Bottle With Lance Pump Action Garden Sprayer 2L 3L 5L 8L 11L | eBay
Corny posts: £18.81
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003196449092.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.0.0.7b4a1802d8PCVJ
¼ inch NPT nuts x 2: £4.19
NPT Locknuts In Brass, American Thread Slim Locknuts in NPT , Made in UK | eBay
45mm x 3mm acrylic discs: £4.97
Translucent Coloured - Acrylic, Perspex, Plastic Circles/Discs Laser Cut Acrylic | eBay
O ring – 37mm x 4mm: £1.95
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/362938520339?var=632073711542
Relief valve: £2.63
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004230884987.html?pdp_npi=2@dis!GBP!￡0.70!￡0.63!!!!!@211b5e2416686237902608954e9c6c!12000028462129888!btf&_t=pvid:6ac22780-253c-438d-9164-be51b212ef4b&afTraceInfo=1005004230884987__pc__pcBridgePPC__xxxxxx__1668623790&spm=a2g0o.ppclist.product.mainProduct
Total cost: £49.54
Let me know if you can think of any ways of making it cheaper. Especially with regards to posts. They were a big expense.
Happy brewing :-)
Floyd
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