Anyone ever cut a keg for stove top brewing

[Chuckabrewski]

Im looking to cut a keg almost in half so i can do 5 gal boils from my stove top. I would like to keep at least one of the handles. Has anyone done this yet and if so do you have pics?

 

[crosamich]

Not trying to be a hater. Out of curiosity this is a gas range at least? I would think you could get a proper pot for cheaper and easier, no?

 

[JohnnyO]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that would be a waste of time. More importantly, it's a waste of a keg.

 

[Chuckabrewski]

Not trying to be a hater. Out of curiosity this is a gas range at least? I would think you could get a proper pot for cheaper and easier, no?

Of course its a gas stove and it has a power burner on it. I have 3 15 gal kegs in my garage collecting dust and an angle grinder. This project will cost me almost nothing to do.

 

[Chuckabrewski]

Also i already have a 5gal brew kettle but that does not allow me to brew full 5 gal AG batches

 

[iaefebs]

Im looking to cut a keg almost in half

Why not just use a 1/4 keg?

 

[cockybitz]

How about you return one of the kegs for deposit and then go spend that 30 dollars to buy a pot for your stove. You just mentioned that you have 3. Maybe you should return all 3 and you could buy a nice 10 gallon SS pot.

 

[Dougie63]

heck I will trade you a 7 gallon pot for a keg

 

[Chuckabrewski]

How about you return one of the kegs for deposit and then go spend that 30 dollars to buy a pot for your stove. You just mentioned that you have 3. Maybe you should return all 3 and you could buy a nice 10 gallon SS pot.

I dont have a deposit out on these they were all given to me.

 

[Chuckabrewski]

heck I will trade you a 7 gallon pot for a keg

Is it one of those turkey fryer pots?

 

[ron,ar]

Here is a picture of my boil kettle made from a keg that someone had already butchered the top on. They had tried to cut the top open with a chisel and ruined it.
I re-used the handles and bolted them on with stainless machine screws. it holds 10.5 gallons and upped my boiling capacity. I also added a sight tube which comes in handy.
http://i50.tinypic.com/23s93dl.jpg

 

[Chuckabrewski]

Here is a picture of my boil kettle made from a keg that someone had already butchered the top on. They had tried to cut the top open with a chisel and ruined it.
I re-used the handles and bolted them on with stainless machine screws. it holds 10.5 gallons and upped my boiling capacity. I also added a sight tube which comes in handy.
http://i50.tinypic.com/23s93dl.jpg

I like it thats pretty much what I was considering.

 

[Chuckabrewski]

How tall is that? I have 17" of clearance till the bottom of my microwave.

 

[Chuckabrewski]

Project is semi complete. Eventually I will move the handles down but this will work for now.

 

[Chuckabrewski]

 

[iaefebs]

Nice looking cuts,

 

[Chuckabrewski]

Nice looking cuts,

Did it all with an angle grinder