Does anybody know what the drum bung caps are made out of that are on Bascom's stainless steel barrels?
Drum bung caps
Does anybody know what the drum bung caps are made out of that are on Bascom's stainless steel barrels?
Last ones I got were plastic.
William
950 taps
3 X 12 Thor pans on a Brian Arch
CDL 600 expandable
The barinox barrels have cast aluminum bungs I believe.
Blaisdell's Maple Farm
started on a 2x2 pan in 2000 and now
custom built oil fired 4x12 arch by me
Thor pans Desinged by Thad Blaisdell
4600 taps on a drop flue 8-4 split
A few years ago I bought a 10 barrel lot of SS barrels, (different brand), they came with plastic bung and vent plugs. I asked why plastic and the answer was because they won't get cross threaded and damage the barrel threads, I then ordered a few extra plastic bung plugs, but have not needed to use any yet. I do replace the seals each year. I don't know if that is needed but my barrels seal every time.
Dave Klish, I recently ordered a 2x6 wood fired evaporator from A&A Sheet Metal which I will be converting to oil fired
Now have solar, 2x6 finish pan, 5 bank 7x7 filter press, large water jacketed bottler, and tankless water heater.
Recently bought another Gingerich RO, this one was a 125, but a second membrane was added thus is a 250, like I had.
After running a 2x3, a 2x6, 3x8 tapping from 79 taps up to 1320 all woodfired, now I'm going to a 2x6 oil fired and a 200-425 taps.
I got the bright idea that I would use the drum to hold cider during the off season. Apparently the acidity corroded it and it fell inside. Luckily I was around when it sprung a leak and I was able to get most of it into buckets. I'm just concerned because the part of the lid was sitting in the remaining cider for sometime and wonder if there's any lead in it.
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