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I managed to pick up this 40?L water jacketed urn at the scrap yard for $15. It is powered by 2x 1500w elements. I usually heat my mash water up in this, add the grain and switch off the power. The tun maintains pefect temp over the full couse of the mash.

Hi Ash, How did you attach the taps to the kettle? Got a pic? Just about to add a robinox 36 or 50L to my brewery. cheers stu

Hi, Do people top up the kettle during the boil to replace loss to evaporation? If not, why not? I often lose about 3L during the boil. Wouldnt the extraction of hop bitterness be more consistent if you could maintain the SG and volume of the wort? -Stuart

Leave the flared holes to help with drainage/strength, just cut a rectangular section out of the side and un-roll so it is flat, easy. Then mount in a rectangular tray to catch the drips. You can pick one of these up at at the tip for nothing so its worth a try. They polish up very shiny too.

I thought of doing this a while back but just ended up buying a second hand one. You could try the inside of a washing machine drum, they are stainless steel and already have neat countersunk holes, just need to straighten it out a bit.

Still up for sale? $50 + postage - Stu

I must admit, i have been lurking for a while now. this site has been a wealth of information so far, and also has been responsible for draining a large portion of my own wealth each month! I guess i should start contributing, keep up the good work guys!

i had a similar experience lately, turns out that the beer in the keg had frozen and was drawing off the concentrated alcohol which did not freeze. I didnt realise for a while and when i finally thawed it out the rest of the keg was very watery and tasteless