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punxal
Woodstock, IL
2 Posts


keggle album

Here is my first attempt at a keggle, I had never done any metal work before and am quite happy with how it turned out.      I cut the top free hand with a cutting wheel without a jig.  Also my first attempt at polishing metal so not quite what I was looking for but still happy with how it turned out.  The only thing that sucked was getting all of the metal filings out of the keg prior to using it, took forever. Any ideas on how to speed up the clean up or preventing as much debree  from getting in?  I used it as my hlt in my last batch and worked great.  I am getting another keg an I will make the top hole bigger for my boil kettle.   Any questions or advice welcome.




Posted 34 days ago.
Edited 34 days ago by punxal

EdTomBell
Madison, WI
17 Posts


Looks excellent! Noob question though. What's a keggle?



Posted 34 days ago.

homebrewdad
Charter Member
Birmingham, AL
2480 Posts


Keggle = keg cut down and converted to a kettle.



Posted 34 days ago.

EdTomBell
Madison, WI
17 Posts


What's the benefit?



Posted 34 days ago.

BrewerBrad
Oklahoma City, OK
66 Posts


Typically you can get an old used keg for cheaper than you can buy a proper boil kettle for. Cost savings really. That and it just emphasizes the beer aspect to me. I plan on looking at this rather than buying a 15 gallon kettle. 



Posted 34 days ago.

punxal
Woodstock, IL
2 Posts


Cost was the main factor here, I got the keg for free and the ball valve was somewhere around $26 not counting the tools, which ill use multiple times, probably cost me no more than $40 - $45 for the whole thing.  Plus as brewerbrad said, it looks badass sitting on the stove or burner.




Posted 34 days ago.

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