It's a blue plastic barrel, you say. With remnants of mango chutney sticking to it.Well, yes. That's what it is now.
But it's going to be a brewery. Specifically, it's going to be a boiler. I am going to mount a kettle element and a tap in it and brew beer in it.
I cannot claim credit for this idea; that's due to various people on Jim's Homebrew Forum.
There are tons of these containers about. I got mine for free from a local Indian restaurant. It's perfectly suited for a plastic brewery—tough, sturdy food-grade plastic and strong handles.
Not only am I re-using a container that would otherwise be dumped, I brought it home on my bike. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it, "green", "organic" breweries! I bet your brewing vessels didn't arrive by bike, did they?
Now there are various bits of plumbing and things that I need to obtain to convert it into a boiler.
The first brew will—inevitably—be India Pale Ale.
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