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DavidW

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
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Location: South Wales

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 05 4:30 pm Post subject: Food Grade Plastic Barrels
Does anyone know where I can purchase 45gallon plastic barrels to keep my sterilising solutions in for home brewing, must be food grade? Thanks David

Guest

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 05 4:44 pm Post subject:
I've seen them for sale at agricultural food suppliers - the one where I buy my chicken and rabbit food sells them, as does the cash and carry pet place near Yeovil. Thyea re sometimes advertised in local/yellow free ads papers as well.

jema
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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 05 5:05 pm Post subject: Re: Food Grade Plastic Barrels

DavidW wrote:

Does anyone know where I can purchase 45gallon plastic barrels to keep my sterilising solutions in for home brewing, must be food grade?

Thanks
David

Do you really mean 45 gallons

that is rather humungus!

DavidW

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
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Location: South Wales

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 05 6:05 pm Post subject:
45 gallons would be ideal, but anything in the region of 30gallons and upwards would do. David

jema
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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 05 6:13 pm Post subject:

DavidW wrote:

45 gallons would be ideal, but anything in the region of 30gallons and upwards would do.

David

https://www.arkwrightshomebrew.com/

do not do this sort of size in stock, but Kne the owner is a big batch maker himself and might be able to help, he is very firendly.

DavidW

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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 05 6:28 pm Post subject:
Thanks Jema, I've just E-mailed them David

jema
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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 05 7:04 pm Post subject:

DavidW wrote:

Thanks Jema, I've just E-mailed them

David

BTWE I meant Ken the owner.

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
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Location: East Midlands

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 05 7:12 pm Post subject:
I know Jack's in colchester used to sell big plastic barrels for people to use as waterbutts - they had been used to transport orange juice concentrate, so I'd imgaine they were food grade. they were very cheap - about a fiver I think, but this was a few years ago, and I don't know where you are! Someone still local might know if they still do them and how much for.

Bugs

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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 05 9:56 pm Post subject:
I've heard of the juice containers before...I think it was in Shooting Times but there are so many of them I'm not going to look through them for you. Definitely worth some searching on Google though for juice barrels etc (hmm, switch off the adult options first ); I remember they were supposed to be cheap although I think they were being used as feeders.

Rob R

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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 05 10:34 pm Post subject:
I've seen some 'mango chutney' 45 gallon plastic barrels that would be ideal, in my dad's shed- I'll ask him where he got them.

Guest

Posted: Sat Mar 19, 05 3:31 pm Post subject:
I think mango chutney was in the ones I was talking about above. Otherwise it is usually lemon or orange juice in them. they ae not difficult to come by really, and they do make good water butts and chicken food containers as well. Some come complete with a metal locking ring that goes around the rim.

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