Keg Conversion
I acquired 3 kegs awhile back with the plan to convert them into an all grain home brew system. Since I don’t own a welder I decided to us weld-less fittings. Doing some googling I came across the Weld-B-Gone Deluxe+ Keg Conversion Kit from Zymico. The kit includes a Stainless Steel 1/2″ Barb, Ball Valve, and bulkhead fitting. I then found the BrewMometer from Blichmann Engineering to use as my temperature gauge. I decided to leave off the site glass to keep the costs down.However, I will probably add a sight glass down the road. I used a step drill bit to make the 7/8′ hole for the fittings. If you are drilling more than 1 keg I highly recommend getting drilling oil. That way your drill/drill bit with last longer. Once the holes were drilled assembled the weldless fitting into the appropriate holes. I then attached the Zymico Bazooka T in my boil kettle for a hop screen. Next I installed a 11″ Sanke Stainless Steel False Bottom into my Mash Tun. I had to use a hacksaw to shorten the tub from the False Bottom to fit correctly into the keg. Ultimately converting the kegs was a straight forward process. I believe anyone could convert keg given you have a drill,step drill bit and a hacksaw. Check out some pics of the converted kegs.
