New Brunswick Craft Brewers Association
Brewing => Equipment => Topic started by: robcoombs on January 13, 2015, 04:43:19 PM
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So, I'm finally getting ready to take the plunge and get into kegging in the near future. From what I've read so far I am thinking I would go with Corny ball lock kegs. I have a 4 tap fridge (thanks to @brew (http://nbcba.org/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=137) amd @blisster (http://nbcba.org/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1931) ) but I may just buy a couple of kegs at a time. Buying everything at once for 4 kegs, taps, lines etc is expensive! :frazzled: Anyways, before I go ahead and start purchasing does anyone have anything they're not using or don't need that I could buy that would save me money? Taps or anything really.
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I could lend a keg for a couple months, but would want it back in April or so when prime beer season kicks in :drink:
I might have some random connections too.
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I hear you, it costs a fair bit to get started. I went with one keg and tap to begin with, filled the keg up on the weekend, now I'm looking at a full carboy with no keg to put it in :frazzled: I guess I had better get drinking.
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I have a couple chrome faucets Rob that are new, if you aren't ready to take the Perlick plunge.
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I could lend a keg for a couple months, but would want it back in April or so when prime beer season kicks in :drink:
I might have some random connections too.
I'd hate to take a keg from you, even for a short time. Thanks though
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I have a couple chrome faucets Rob that are new, if you aren't ready to take the Perlick plunge.
Though I hate to pay the extra for perlicks, I've read so much about issues with standard faucets sticking open and wasting beer I think I will have to take that plunge.
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I’ve run on picnic taps for 3+ years. It’s not ideal or fancy but it works and it’s cheap
I think this is a good startup kit:
https://www.everwoodavebrewshop.com/product/deluxe-kegorator-kit-single-picnic-tap-bl/
For 215$ you would have a used keg, 5# co2 tank and everything you need to dispense from a keg. Down the road you could add more kegs, taps, regulator etc
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I have a couple chrome faucets Rob that are new, if you aren't ready to take the Perlick plunge.
Though I hate to pay the extra for perlicks, I've read so much about issues with standard faucets sticking open and wasting beer I think I will have to take that plunge.
Perlicks are worth the extra, also the stainless shank is worth spending a few extra bucks on.
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Perlicks are worth the extra, also the stainless shank is worth spending a few extra bucks on.
Yep... 100%. I cracked 2 of 3 plastic ones trying to get the tap tight enough to not twist. The stainless are tougher and more attractive in my opinion.
Also, I agree with Jamie, picnic taps are good way to ease into kegging