Weldless Fittings

Cooler conversion kits

These fittings fit 10-gallon water coolers such as those made by Rubbermaid. No drilling is required (except with the thermometer fittings) factory spigot and install the fitting.

Bronze Cooler Valve Kit. This is the entry model cooler fitting. The crucial component is the bulkhead fitting, which provides a watertight seal. It also provides a 1/2 inch NPT port (male on the outside, female on the inside) for attaching ball valves or the optional (and amazing) #7547 Mash/Boil Screen (see below). What differentiates this fitting from those you might improvise with a plumbing supply catalog is the specially milled outer locknut, which grasps the silicon o-ring (rated to 450 degrees F) without deforming it. Plus, you don't have to spend hours guessing which parts you need!

#7553

Bronze Cooler Valve Kit

$27.50 EACH

Bronze Cooler Valve Kit with barb. Exactly the same as the "Cooler Kit Basic", except it has a 1/2 inch barb attached to the ball valve.

#7554

Bronze Cooler Valve Kit w/ barb

$28.99 EACH

Stainless Cooler Valve Kit. This fitting is all stainless steel internally (the brass locknut doesn't contact the wort).

#7580

S/S Cooler Valve Kit

$36.99 EACH

Stainless Cooler Valve Kit with barb. Exactly like the "Stainless Cooler Valve Kit" with the addition of a 1/2 inch stainless barb.

#7581

S/S Cooler Valve w/barb

$43.99 EACH

Cooler Bulkhead. This is just the bulkhead fitting for the water coolers, in case you already have the ball valve. The regular bulkhead fits in most cylindrical coolers, including those orange ones from Rubbermaid. There is also an "XL" bulkhead for thicker walled coolers like the Coleman Ultimate Extreme.

The regular bulkhead has a maximum usable clearance of about 5/8" (this is the maximum thickness cooler wall that will still allow you to mount a ball valve on the bulkhead); the XL bulkhead has a maximum usable clearance of about 1 1/4" and a minimum usable clearance of 1"

#7557	Cooler Bulkhead		$17.50 EACH
#8305	XL Cooler Bulkhead		$17.99 EACH

Cooler Bulkhead O-Ring Set. A replacement set of silicone o-rings for the Cooler bulkhead.

#7561

Cooler Bulkhead O-Ring Set

$3.50 EACH

Cooler Thermometer Fitting. This kit seals a standard 1/8" stem thermometer into water cooler for monitoring mash, sparge, or hot water temperatures. You must drill a small hole in your cooler. This fitting is designed for a cooler thickness of 1 1/2".

#7559

Cooler Thermometer Bulkhead

$12.50 EACH

Cooler Sight Glass and Thermometer Fitting. This kit serves two purposes: it allows you to install a sight glass into a cooler (ideal for hot water tanks). It also combines the same compression fittings as the "Cooler Thermometer Fitting" for installing a stem thermometer. If you decide not to, a stainless plug is provided.

#7564

Cooler Sight Glass

$28.50 EACH

Weldless Kettle Fittings

This series of fittings is designed to go into a 15.5 gallon Sanke keg. All you need to do is drill a hole and cut off the top.

Bronze Kettle Valve Kit. This is the entry model converted-Sanke keg fitting. The bulkhead fitting is similar to the "Cooler Kit" bulkhead, except perfectly sized to fit a Sanke keg.

#7543

Bronze Kettle Valve Kit

$26.99 EACH

Bronze Kettle Valve Kit with barb. Exactly the same as the "Weldless Basic", except it has a 1/2 inch barb attached to the ball valve.

#7544

Bronze Kettle Valve Kit w/ barb

$28.99 EACH

Stainless Kettle Valve Kit. This fitting is all stainless steel internally (the brass locknut doesn't contact the wort).

#7582

S/S Kettle Valve Kit

$36.99 EACH

Stainless Kettle Valve Kit with barb. Exactly like the "Stainless Kettle Valve Kit" with the addition of a 1/2 inch stainless barb.

#7583

S/S Kettle Valve Kit w/barb

$43.99 EACH

Weldless Kettle Bulkhead. This is just the bulkhead fitting for the Sanke kegs, in case you already have the ball valve.

#7551

Weldless Kettle Bulkhead

$16.99 EACH

Kettle Bulkhead O-Ring Set. A replacement set of silicone o-rings for the 7560, weldless kettle bulkhead.

#7560

Weldless Kettle Bulkhead O-Ring Set

$2.50 EACH

Weldless Thermometer Adapter. Super-easy way to mount a 1/2" MPT thermometer in your kettle.

#7552

Weldless Adapter for 1/2" Male NPT Thermometers

$16.99 EACH

Kettle Thermometer Fitting. An adapter for installing a 1/8" stem thermometer into your converted Sanke keg. This fitting can be used on any kettle up to 1/4" thick.

#7570

Kettle Thermometer Bulkhead

$11.99 EACH

Kettle Sight Glass and Thermometer Fiting. Use this fitting to add a sight glass to a hot water tank or mash tun. It also includes compression fittings for installing a 1/8" stem thermometer, and a stainless plug for use without a thermometer.

#7563

Kettle Sight Glass

$27.50 EACH

Mash/Boil Screen

Stainless mesh tube replaces a false bottom in a mash tun or boil kettle for lautering wort or filtering whole hops. Overall length is 12.5 inches; 1/2" male pipe threads accommodate our weldless kettle or cooler kits, as well as the FPT port inside our Polarware brew kettles.

#7547

Mash/Boil Screen

$17.50 EACH

Rubbermaid Water Coolers

Just in case you don't want to go hunting for these handy, insulated food-grade coolers, we have them at a great price. The 5-gallon cooler requires a 7525 9" false bottom, while the 10-gallon takes the 7527 12" false bottom.

#7541	Rubbermaid 5 Gallon Cooler		$43.99 EACH
#7542	Rubbermaid 10 Gallon Cooler		$77.99 EACH

Konical Kitz

Build your own conical fermenter out of stainless hoppers which are available from Toledo Metal Spinning. These "Konical Kitz" from Zymico are specifically designed for the 12.2 gallon hopper, but will also work on any other 60° cone.

Konical Kitz Bottom Dump Valve Kit. This is a bulkhead fitting and valve designed to mount on the bottom of a Toledo Metal Spinning hopper.