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Old 10-17-2008, 03:05 PM   #1
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Found this on CL, I knew they were out there but I'd not seen it in use before...


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Old 10-17-2008, 03:12 PM   #2
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They really need to offer a Corny hatch and fittings option. But then, I suppose setting yourself up to keg HB in Sanke's isn't that much of a pain. At least you'd have a reason for a DIY keg washer.

Makes me wonder tho'. I know a lot of guys who do use Sanke sixtels for HB and you never hear them fuss about poorly sealing kegs. Maybe, despite the differing skill set needed for maintenance, they are actually easier to use.


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I don't think that's a plastic keg, I believe it's one of the rubber coated metal ones...This guy talks about it and stripped the old rubber off it...

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But he doesn't show the before pictures....

THESE are the only plastic kegs made, we have a couple threads on them here.

http://www.plastickegsamerica.com/

It's doubtful they would ever show up on craiglist since they have built in rfid chips embedded in them..

And know, they are not interested in selling to homebrewer's, we've checked already...
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Yep...it say's on the CL Ad. Miller Brewing Co

It's one of their old rubber coated ones...strip it of the rubber and it looks like the one in the picture I linked to.....
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oh well... that would have been interesting to investigate...
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I'd be interested in Plastic Cornie kegs....Except the company that makes them said that we are not worth their time to produce a ball lock version...in as many words!
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I love my 1/6 bbl Sankes GilaMinumBeer. They do seal way easier than the Cornies as far as an instant seal with no "setting" with a blast of CO2.

Edit: Also, I have one of those plastic coated miller kegs in the 1/2 bbl size and I don't like them for anything other than aesthetically. They take longer to cool off and seem to keep sand and other grit they roll over.
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i wonder if there are any homebrew shops saleing these ,, i know you said REvvy that thay dont want to sale to HBers but that just becase it would be lots of small orders with just 1 or 2 kegs and most homebrew dont have a taxid for wolsale ,, but on the quote page its said 10 to 1000 use this form i am sure if a home brew shop ordered 20 or 30 thay would do it
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i wonder if there are any homebrew shops saleing these ,, i know you said REvvy that thay dont want to sale to HBers but that just becase it would be lots of small orders with just 1 or 2 kegs and most homebrew dont have a taxid for wolsale ,, but on the quote page its said 10 to 1000 use this form i am sure if a home brew shop ordered 20 or 30 thay would do it
BK just confirmed it...if you want do a thread search of the plastic coated keg threads, you will see the results of our inquiries...someone contacted them from here...they really don't give a flying frig about the homebrewing community at all...

Maybe down the line....if they don't catch on to the BMC crowd, or some craft/micro brewer explains a little about the homebrewing community to them...but for now they ain't into us.

And like BK said...they don't want to make ball locks.
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I'll stick with my heavy stainless for $free-99 .


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