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Originally Posted by mseepman
That's excellent news Mike...I've been trying to track down a supplier for a while now in preparation for my next tank build and so far I was batting zero. Do those barrels have lids? Have you checked the type of plastic to ensure they are food grade? Any info would be great.
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The barrels I purchased at Swan Lake Nurseryland are blue plastic with a recycling #2 on them. There was also a sticker, which I tore off, that said 'kosher' certified? I don't know if that confirms that they are food safe, but glycerine may be used to make soaps which are apparently easy on the skin. In any case, I don't think they have any more.
The 45 gal drums at the brew on premises outlets are definitely food safe since they contain malt & adjunct used to brew the beer. The one I have is a kind of opaque/white plastic. Neither these or the blue glycerine barrels have lids, but they do have two threaded caps each. Each cap has an o-ring seal and the center may be drilled to adapt a spout or bulkhead if you wish. That way you can lay them on their side with one cap up to fill and one down to drain with whatever system you rig up as a drain. If you stand them up, you'll need a pump or siphon to get the the liquid out, unless you drill somewhere else and install a bulkhead or cut the entire top off.