6 gallon oil drums theelectricbrewery.com

zamo27

can i use these oil drums for a brew kit, boil kettle, mash tun? same set up as electric brewery .com (more or less)
i can get loads of these, they are easy to plumb and they are intact inside and out
advice needed

BeerNut

They would have to be food-grade and sufficiently heatproof. You'd need to know the exact specs of what they're made from.

oblivious

Have they been used


And what type of oil?

dashcamdanny

You can buy 25L buckets for 4 euro . 5 euro with a lid.

Nice new and clean.

zamo27

oblivious wrote: »

Have they been used


And what type of oil?

I get these from the garage. Normall engine oil
Is that bad?

oblivious

zamo27 wrote: »

I get these from the garage. Normall engine oil
Is that bad?

I personal won't be using a vessel that contain engine oil

Khannie

oblivious wrote: »

I personal won't be using a vessel that contain engine oil

Don't see why not once they're properly cleaned out.

dashcamdanny

Khannie wrote: »

Don't see why not once they're properly cleaned out.

After all the hard work and expense of getting to fermentation process with 5 or 10 gallons of wort, you would risk tainting your beer with the faint taste of oil or detergent over an old oil drum.

Im with oblivious. Risks outweigh the benefit.

oblivious

Khannie wrote: »

Don't see why not once they're properly cleaned out.

Depends on what you mean "clean" plastics will leach an extract over time in various conditions ie boiling, low ph of fermenting wort and increased alcohol content

Hingo

you can get 33 ltr (7 gallon) fermenters with lids online at HBC for €11, they're food grade and have graduated markings to track the volume. For the sake of an extra €6 you know what your getting.
And for a few extra quid you have have taps/airlocks etc. included. If the drums your looking at have been used for oil etc., IMO it's not worth risk of spoiling a batch (or more) over saving a few quid for a FV.

Unless your taking the saying "this stuff is rocket fuel" literally when planning your recipes. :pac::p

Khannie

oblivious wrote: »

Depends on what you mean "clean" plastics will leach an extract over time in various conditions ie boiling, low ph of fermenting wort and increased alcohol content

Ah! I assumed they were metal. I would definitely not use a plastic that had contained engine oil. Having said that I have used a (spotless) "blenders" sunflower oil bucket for fermenting cider before. Worked out fine.

oblivious

Khannie wrote: »

Ah! I assumed they were metal.

Ah ! I assumed they where plastic