Kegs

[Tip Top]

Anyone know of a good place to get cornies cheap?

[howardf]

I've never bought any, but I'd imagine any online deal would be destroyed by shipping costs.  Local shops here charge $40-50 each for cleaned, reconditioned, pressure tested kegs.

[Tip Top]

I've never bought any, but I'd imagine any online deal would be destroyed by shipping costs.  Local shops here charge $40-50 each for cleaned, reconditioned, pressure tested kegs.

My guess as well, but I've found some that are cheap enough that they are comparable with shipping when you are buying multiples.

[Jaysus]

Here are some $34 ball lock kegs:  http://www.homebrewing.org/5-Gallon-Cornelious-Keg-40Ball-Lock41_p_70.html
The same site also has $25 pin lock kegs

P.S. there is a thread about this on page two with a bunch of dead links.  It may be worth clicking the links anyway and digging around those sites to see what they are currently offering.

[smellysell]

You can find decent prices on ebay too.  You should be able to find them shipped for cheaper than $40.

[skinnyguy]

The one thing to make sure when buying cheap used kegs is that they are guaranteed to hold pressure. If one keg is $10 less than another keg and holds pressure, awesome. But replacing parts (which often need to be new) adds up very quickly. If the price on non-pressure tested kegs is low enough, it might still be worth the gamble.

[smellysell]

The one thing to make sure when buying cheap used kegs is that they are guaranteed to hold pressure. If one keg is $10 less than another keg and holds pressure, awesome. But replacing parts (which often need to be new) adds up very quickly. If the price on non-pressure tested kegs is low enough, it might still be worth the gamble.

That's a really

Also, when you replace gaskets, you can get them WAY cheaper from McMaster and similar places.

[pwoods]

The one thing to make sure when buying cheap used kegs is that they are guaranteed to hold pressure. If one keg is $10 less than another keg and holds pressure, awesome. But replacing parts (which often need to be new) adds up very quickly. If the price on non-pressure tested kegs is low enough, it might still be worth the gamble.

That's a really

Also, when you replace gaskets, you can get them WAY cheaper from McMaster and similar places.

  someone posted the exact links in one of the home brew threads.

[brewcrew]

Cheapest way is to find someone getting rid of brewing equipment. There is a member in our homebrew club that works in the industry and sells them used for $20 at meetings but that obviously isn't going to help you out much. As someone else mentioned, make sure they hold pressure before you buy them.

[braconid]

Just got 4 cornies and a 10 pound CO2 tank today for free!

[Jaysus]

Nice haul!

[smellysell]

Just got 4 cornies and a 10 pound CO2 tank today for free!

Make sure you got all the jizz out of your beard.

[braconid]

Just got 4 cornies and a 10 pound CO2 tank today for free!

Make sure you got all the jizz out of your beard.

I said FREE 

[braconid]

Just got 4 cornies and a 10 pound CO2 tank today for free!

All were under pressure when I got them so I guess they are at least mostly good to go!