Monkeybung was right again

[morgaina]

About the amphora.
The cork stopped leaking over night. Thanks :-)
I am surprised it took so long to stop dripping and, in general, I'm still not pleased with the design of the spigot. I think they may be sold more for looks than for serious function.
I like the looks, but in general the overall design could use improvement. Maybe daedin's idea of an amphora in sand is the way to go, or a 2 gallon lidded pitcher???



It's interesting how self-cooling the water evaporation makes the pot. It is so much colder than the air, even after sitting for over 12 hours at room temperature. And I can imagine it filled with ice water during a hot event, ummmmm.

Comments

[monkeybung.livejournal.com]

I think it looks great! I should break mine out and start taking it to events again. It's not as cool as that one and doesn't have the nifty stand, but it works. It's ceramic (a prize for winning a siege cooking contest) but has a brass spigot that's caulked in. I like the look of your spigot much better. Maybe you could look around and try a few different ones to find one that works better.

Overall, though, pretty cool!

Stay cool. Literally. I know it's not as hot here, but why oh why is it 80 at 10am? Just wrong.

[copper-oxide.livejournal.com]

Thanks,
How well does the brass spigot work?
I don't want to do another similar design to this one until I find better spigots.

[parlor-games.livejournal.com]

Once you figure this out, I would LOVE to talk with you about buying one from you, if possible, but for our home use. Do you think they do well with water in them all the time?

[copper-oxide.livejournal.com]

I carved the interior of the spigot out a bit of what I could and it works somewhat better now.
I can't think of why it wouldn't work fine filled with water all the time, should be OK. I will keep it filled this week and see how it does.