Aussiedistiller, Home Distilling, Moonshine, Home Brew

Picked up a couple of old water fire extinguishers.

I have given them a good clean inside with soapy hot water and rinsed with my Gerni. I thought I might give them an acid soak too? (not sure about that) The label says they are Stainless Steel, but 1965 ss might not be up to par? One has a s/s plug and the other has a brass plug. They seal up water tight real good.

So my questions are, would these make good storage for aging high proof whiskys and rums? Should I just use a cork to seal them? Or make them air tight? I have some glass demijohns that I age and oak in at the moment. Should I oak my spirits in the demijohns and then decant for long term storage in the fire extinguishers for aging with no, or minimal oak?
The label says 2 imperial gallons, Just in case you thought they might be Metric gallons!! But I reckon they would hold about 15 lt each, filled to the brim.

Cheers Phil

Might find them a bit small after a while, most use a 50L keg for ageing.
One thing you could look at is something like this one day
http://www.aussiedistiller.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=6062
Nice score though :handgestures-thumbupleft:

A 30ltr keg is even better.
Not as heavy as a 50 and easier to move around.

Doesn't take as long to fill either.
:twocents-mytwocents:

how strong do they feel? could be made into an inline thumper?

could use it for a HERMs