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Date: 01 Oct 2006 07:12:27
From: Scott Lindner
Subject: couple of Sankey kegs, thoughts?
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I got a deal on a couple of Sankey kegs. I now have two 15.5gal and one
7.7.5gal Sankeys. They're in fair shape but I'm wondering what I should do
with them. I know some people like to cut the tops off and use them as
kettles. I was wondering if there's a way to use them as a fermenter like
some people do with Cornies. I don't know if the short one would be a good
fermenter since it's so shallow but the two tall ones should be fine, right?
I suspect I would pull the ball and seals out and simply find some way to
put a blow off into it. Any thoughts on this?
What are other common uses for Sankey in homebrewing? I suppose I could get
new seals and use them as kegs for my own beer.
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Date: 01 Oct 2006 14:34:54
From: Joel
Subject: Re: couple of Sankey kegs, thoughts?
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Scott Lindner <nospam@noemail.com > wrote:
>I was wondering if there's a way to use them as a fermenter like
>some people do with Cornies. I don't know if the short one would be a good
>fermenter since it's so shallow but the two tall ones should be fine, right?
>I suspect I would pull the ball and seals out and simply find some way to
>put a blow off into it. Any thoughts on this?
I know somebody who used a 1/2-barrel sankey keg in
exactly that way. It worked fine, though cleaning is
a bit harder than it could be (but not much harder
than a carboy, and doesn't have the breakage potential).
>What are other common uses for Sankey in homebrewing? I suppose I could get
>new seals and use them as kegs for my own beer.
Yesterday I saw one that had been converted for use
as a boil kettle used as a cooler for a cornie keg.
--
Joel Plutchak
"Things just fall apart." - Now They'll Sleep (Belly)
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Date: 01 Oct 2006 10:03:03
From: Scott Lindner
Subject: Re: couple of Sankey kegs, thoughts?
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> I know somebody who used a 1/2-barrel sankey keg in
> exactly that way. It worked fine, though cleaning is
> a bit harder than it could be (but not much harder
> than a carboy, and doesn't have the breakage potential).
Cleaning, forgot about that one. Thanks for mentioning it.
It sounds like there are three common uses:
1) as a keg for serving brew
2) as a kettle, cut off the top
3) as a fermenter, pull out the lock and dip tube
I'm always shy to cut up something that could be completely usable. So
maybe I'll use them as fermenters and find an easy way to clean them.
Thanks for the posts guys.
Cheers,
Scott
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Date: 01 Oct 2006 10:08:40
From: Tom Biasi
Subject: Re: couple of Sankey kegs, thoughts?
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"Scott Lindner" <nospam@noemail.com > wrote in message
news:Q8mdnRI7h_wkI4LYnZ2dnUVZ_tOdnZ2d@adelphia.com...
>I got a deal on a couple of Sankey kegs. I now have two 15.5gal and one
>7.7.5gal Sankeys. They're in fair shape but I'm wondering what I should do
>with them. I know some people like to cut the tops off and use them as
>kettles. I was wondering if there's a way to use them as a fermenter like
>some people do with Cornies. I don't know if the short one would be a good
>fermenter since it's so shallow but the two tall ones should be fine,
>right? I suspect I would pull the ball and seals out and simply find some
>way to put a blow off into it. Any thoughts on this?
>
> What are other common uses for Sankey in homebrewing? I suppose I could
> get new seals and use them as kegs for my own beer.
>
I use a 7.75 for my brew. I also have 3 15.5s modified for a 3 tier system.
They have been under my deck for two years. So many projects, so little
time.
If you open them don't forget to bleed the pressure first.
Tom
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Date: 01 Oct 2006 17:21:55
From: cyberzl1@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: couple of Sankey kegs, thoughts?
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Scott Lindner wrote:
> > I know somebody who used a 1/2-barrel sankey keg in
> > exactly that way. It worked fine, though cleaning is
> > a bit harder than it could be (but not much harder
> > than a carboy, and doesn't have the breakage potential).
>
> Cleaning, forgot about that one. Thanks for mentioning it.
>
> It sounds like there are three common uses:
> 1) as a keg for serving brew
> 2) as a kettle, cut off the top
> 3) as a fermenter, pull out the lock and dip tube
>
> I'm always shy to cut up something that could be completely usable. So
> maybe I'll use them as fermenters and find an easy way to clean them.
>
> Thanks for the posts guys.
> Cheers,
> Scott
I have used one as a fermenter(option 3). It works quite well.
Cleaning is a bit of an issue. but make sure to wash it well right away
after use. I filled mine with a strong solution of PBW and full to the
top and boiled it for a while to clean it out. It takes a while but
shining a flashlight in afterwards it really shined. After that
initial "super" cleaning I rinse it out right away and swirl some
iodophor through it and store inverted.
It works well for fermenting 10g batches, and make temp control easier
too. Larger volume is less suceptible to short term temp swings.
JW
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Date: 01 Oct 2006 12:49:27
From: George
Subject: Re: couple of Sankey kegs, thoughts?
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Scott Lindner wrote:
> They're in fair shape but I'm wondering what I should do
> with them.
You could make something like one of these----of course you might have
to build a production facility first.
http://www.kegs.com/breq.html
George
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Date: 01 Oct 2006 17:43:12
From: Scott Lindner
Subject: Re: couple of Sankey kegs, thoughts?
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> You could make something like one of these----of course you might have to
> build a production facility first.
> http://www.kegs.com/breq.html
That's pretty cool stuff. Thanks for the link.
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Date: 04 Oct 2006 06:29:45
From: hankus
Subject: Re: couple of Sankey kegs, thoughts?
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When u pull the tubes U can use them as unbreakable/unmeltable hydrometer
holders
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Thanks
Hank
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Date: 01 Oct 2006 19:32:26
From: stephen
Subject: Re: couple of Sankey kegs, thoughts?
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Scott Lindner wrote:
> I got a deal on a couple of Sankey kegs. I now have two 15.5gal and one
> 7.7.5gal Sankeys. They're in fair shape but I'm wondering what I should do
> with them. I know some people like to cut the tops off and use them as
> kettles. I was wondering if there's a way to use them as a fermenter like
> some people do with Cornies. I don't know if the short one would be a good
> fermenter since it's so shallow but the two tall ones should be fine, right?
> I suspect I would pull the ball and seals out and simply find some way to
> put a blow off into it. Any thoughts on this?
>
> What are other common uses for Sankey in homebrewing? I suppose I could get
> new seals and use them as kegs for my own beer.
>
>
I've seen them used as the boiler portion of a still. The top (where the
sankey connection would be) was replace with a threaded portion to which
the reflux tower would be screwed on. I think it also had a water heater
element to maintain the temp after being brought up to temp quickly with
gas.
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Date: 04 Oct 2006 06:05:46
From: cyberzl1@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: couple of Sankey kegs, thoughts?
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stephen wrote:
> Scott Lindner wrote:
> > I got a deal on a couple of Sankey kegs. I now have two 15.5gal and one
> > 7.7.5gal Sankeys. They're in fair shape but I'm wondering what I should do
> > with them. I know some people like to cut the tops off and use them as
> > kettles. I was wondering if there's a way to use them as a fermenter like
> > some people do with Cornies. I don't know if the short one would be a good
> > fermenter since it's so shallow but the two tall ones should be fine, right?
> > I suspect I would pull the ball and seals out and simply find some way to
> > put a blow off into it. Any thoughts on this?
> >
> > What are other common uses for Sankey in homebrewing? I suppose I could get
> > new seals and use them as kegs for my own beer.
> >
> >
>
> I've seen them used as the boiler portion of a still. The top (where the
> sankey connection would be) was replace with a threaded portion to which
> the reflux tower would be screwed on. I think it also had a water heater
> element to maintain the temp after being brought up to temp quickly with
> gas.
Or you could use a 2" triclover clamp...... The flange happens to
match up perfectly with a 2" triclover fitting.
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