metal barrel question

[brewerbailey]

I have managed to get a complete Boots metal brew barrel off of freecycle. It is very clean without any chips, etc inside.
The question is, will it be ok for any type of wine making or brewing in. As you dont really see them anymore, I dont want to start something off in there only to find out its been spoiled ....help please..???

[HappyKillmore]

I think that barrel is junk, best if you give it to a elderly relative

[fatbloke]

I have managed to get a complete Boots metal brew barrel off of freecycle. It is very clean without any chips, etc inside.
The question is, will it be ok for any type of wine making or brewing in. As you dont really see them anymore, I dont want to start something off in there only to find out its been spoiled ....help please..???

What exactly is it made of ?

Metal doesn't normally "chip" unless it's been coated with something i.e. paint, enamel etc.

If it's stainless steel, there should be no reason, other than thing's like seals/stoppers that might have a screw thread and that the thread has been "cross threaded". So it no longer holds an air tight seal. Otherwise, it should be usable I'd have thought.

After all, stainless is what most commercial brewing kit is made of, it's easily cleaned and doesn't leave any taint/metallic taste.

Maybe you could post a picture so we know the piece of kit that you're talking about...

regards

JtFB

[brewerbailey]

Is Killmore fishing here..??...lol

Cheers JtFB, Ill post a pic tonite to show all. Its just that reading the back of a couple of Geordie beer kits at the weekend they said dont put into metal containers so just got me thinking will it spoil my first brew in it.?

[lockwood1956]

Should be fine for beer making, but I'm not sure it would be as much use for Winemaking, unless it has the facility to add an airlock (or unless you wish to carbonate some wine.

regards
Bob

[Zebedee]

you could always weigh it in as scrap if it turns out to be useless

[fatbloke]

Should be fine for beer making, but I'm not sure it would be as much use for Winemaking, unless it has the facility to add an airlock (or unless you wish to carbonate some wine.

regards
Bob

He he! "drill, this is barrel. Barrel, meet drill"

regards

JtFB

[wurzel]

I got 2 boots aluminium kegs, they are coated on the inside with a very thick non-stick coating and a hammerite finish on the out side.

Nothing wrong with them, use them an a day to day basis

[brewerbailey]

Thats the ones Wurzel Ill put it to good use now then.

What are you brewing in them then?

[Hippie]

I hope they are OK to use for beer...

...we call them BEER KEGS here, and we can actually buy them full of beer !

[wurzel]

Thats the ones Wurzel Ill put it to good use now then.

What are you brewing in them then?

Well I don't actually "brew" in them, I store and dispense the beer from them....you have got the screw on cap with the pressure release valve in, haven't you ?

Got Woodforde's Wherry in one and Nelson's Revenge in tother.

[wurzel]

I hope they are OK to use for beer...

...we call them BEER KEGS here, and we can actually buy them full of beer !

Well yes Hippie that is what they were made for, beer

And yes, we also call them kegs over this side of the water the word barrel and keg is interchangeable

[Hippie]

Oh good.

I am starting to like you Brits more all the time !