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[tadleysimon]

hi all,
i dont know of this is the right section as the wanted section seems to be just for mini bits.

anyway im looking for an empty beer keg, like what they use in pubs, to make a bbq.

anyone got a keg laying around?

[me madjoe 90]

old oil drums work better


cheak at pubs


or buy a keg of beer drink it then use the keg

[tadleysimon]

oil drum is better yes, but then it would look like a keg lol

ive been checking round the back of pubs to try and nick one but cant find any lying around.

and i didnt think the public could buy a full size keg full of booze?

[HARBER07]

We do on a regular basis . But technically the brewery owns the Keg

[998dave]

ive been checking round the back of pubs to try and nick one but cant find any lying around.

Do not do this, every keg costs the brewery about £80 to buy! Just because they're left out, it's still theft!
I'm looking into brewing, and would be quite peeved if you stole one of my kegs!

Best bet, approach the local brewery, and ask if they have any 'leakers' they want rid off, these are damaged kegs that they can't use any more, you may get one for free or very cheap.

Other then that, oil drums as above, give you a bit more space!

Dave

[GraemeC]

Even an empty keg can have a dangerous amount of pressure inside it - be careful.

I'm not sure an aluminium keg would be best suited to the temperatures a bbq could reach would it?

[davidv]

You would be better of with a 225kg barrel we use them for BQ 2 Tree V stumps hammered in the ground for the height as a stand.Just cut the side out.I would not use an alloy keg.

[tadleysimon]

i thought kegs where made of steel?

i might make one out of an old gas bottle instead

[Ethel]

They're defo ally - must just be a coincidence that your southern beer tastes like rusty water


How about an old steel wheel? Similar size to a keg 'n could even come with a built in stand (half shaft).

[tadleysimon]

steel wheel? i cant make a bbq out of that!?

and will a alloy keg defiantly melt if i make it into a bbq?

[leaky]

If if you really do want a Keg why don't you ring that place in Alton and see if they have any old ones.

[Ethel]

A plain wheel off a van is pretty much hole free, especially when bolted to an inverted hub. Charcoal will easily get hot enough to melt ally, just a matter of if it can dump the heat as fast, aren't the disposable bbq's aluminium?

[davidv]

Yes he is a bit of a joker,still are advice is good.He might be best buying a gas one and a microwave to start the cooking with.Just lift a big steel 225kg empty they work great.

[998dave]

must just be a coincidence that your southern beer tastes like rusty water

Watch it you!

[Timtom]

We've got a barrel bbq at work (I work in an office.. but we have our own bbq!!) and its the best darn bbq EVER. It gets so hot and is massive. Had quite a few work bbqs I'm currently vegetarian (for the fun of it.. ) but in March when i've stopped we're going to have an uber bbq MMMmm..

Timmy

P.s is the 'place in Alton' that big Coors brewery?