Noob question: How to tap my 55gal drum

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Hey ya’ll! Title says it all… I just got a 55gal drum of Denatured etoh from Carbon Chemistry.

How do I get my juice out? :joy: @Shadownaught

Thanks!!

teehee

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Step one, bung hole wrench

I like to install a dip tube into the big bung hole, and a quick attach air nipple on the small bung hole. Then I use a compressor to apply positive pressure to the headspace, forcing the ethanol to evacuate the barrel via the dip tube.

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There you go buddy. Hand pump works fine too.

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Evacuate a vessel, say a beer keg or a spare 4x48” sanitary spool. :slight_smile:

Make a straw (dip tube), to stick in your barrel. Attach it to your evacuated vessel.

Edit: optional, after filling, place vessel in freezer…

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Great answer and the direction I usually point people in.

For folks that can put the barrel on its side, on a rack, we have 2" valves…but the pump or a siphon is the way to go.

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Thanks, fellas. Drum Pump :+1:

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I’ll have one coming soon too let me know how that stuff work out for you in your extractions

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https://www.harborfreight.com/steel-lever-barrel-pump-3352.html

$17 harbor freight!

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Make sure you ground any metal pump with flammables.

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Harbor Freight though…

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Yah it’s not the best, but it worked fine for what I needed. Plus I just grabbed on my way in to work this morning.

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More importantly let us know how that denatured ethanol works out

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