After thinking it over, I decided to go ahead and zip the top off my 7.75 gallon 1/4 barrel keg (as far as I know it's not stolen, at least not by me). I have been reassured by some folks at
HomeBrewTalk.com is it easy to plug the bung hole on the side. Just need to do a good cleaning on it and get an immersion chiller. So brew kettle: Check!
I was in the shop this morning when a neighbor stopped by and I mentioned it would be handy to have a bottle opener mounted on the front of the beer crate. Well about five minutes later he showed back up and handed me a wall mounted opener. So I put it to good use. Still need hinges and a latch though.
