brand new keggles

[zamo27]

im about to start my electric brewery project with 3 new kegs

will i cut the top or the bottom

what would be the best practice for each different tank? HLT MT BK

 

[mamies]

I am currently in the process myself. I cut the top for the following reasons.
- my kegs had handles at the top.
- Kegs have a rounded bottom (great for collecting trub or draining every last drop)
- It will remove that pesky dip tube.

For my mash tun I am looking at putting the ball valve on the bottom of the keg under the false bottom so I can drain every last drop out. I am also setting up a HERMs so I can spend the whole hour of the mash getting a clear run off.

 

[zamo27]

So upside down for the kettle and normal for the other two?



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[NickN72]

If i were going to do it again, I would cut the bottom out of the HLT and MT and then use the factory spear opening as a bottom drain. i like having the side drain on my kettle so that I can leave some of the hops and trub.

 

[outside92129]

i use the sankey opening as the bottom, works great! zero head space loss!

 

[acidrain]

Whatever you do, I suggest getting lids, and making the cut fit the lid. Even on the BK... it's nice to be able to put a lid on for storage.