Stainless Steel Barrel Fermenter 42L

[wazzamcg]

Hi

Newbie here getting started again.

I have brewed before about 25yrs ago. I am going to give it another shot. I have had a kegerator for just over a year now and want to have a go at brewing again.

I was wondering if anyone thinks the following stainless steel barrel is a good idea? I see a few pluses for it.

It's 42L so will make 2 @ 18L kegs.
The boiler is the fermenter - no poring, less cleaning, less contamination
Stainless steel is a big tick, cleaning - no scratches etc
Lid can be sealed
It may be possible to put enough pressure in the barrel to empty it via CO2.
30cm Diameter Base - good for stove top
60cm Height - should be able to fit 2 in a upright freezer
Reasonably priced at $129
The dude in China I may buy this off will throw in a extra seal and lid - I want the 2nd lid for transferring into my kegs...maybe.

What are your thoughts?

Cheers,
Warren

 

[Hangover68]

Why not just buy a used keg and modify it ?

 

[sixfignig]

One word: Kegmenter

 

[wide eyed and legless]

My thoughts would be, bad idea, what gauge metal is it?Plenty of ways to go, don't go throwing your money away on that. Better off with an aluminium pot and a plastic fermenter.

 

[Mr B]

You will get a lot of trub/protein/hops drop out from the boil, so boiling and fermenting in the same vessel is not a good idea.

You want to draw off the wort from the boil pot into another vessel for fermenting. Or at least into a cube or something before back into the boil pot if you are limited to one vessel.

 

[wazzamcg]

Thanks for the resposes