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Old 05-10-2010, 09:45 PM   #11
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ok i have to state the obvious guy solution to this problem.... masking tape and a magic marker. change the brew, change the tape, done.


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Old 05-10-2010, 10:02 PM   #12
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Chalkboard paint.

Nice nectar btw.
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Old 05-11-2010, 01:48 PM   #13
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ok i have to state the obvious guy solution to this problem.... masking tape and a magic marker. change the brew, change the tape, done.
Yep - Me too.
Except I use white or yellow electrical tape. It will curve with the top of the handle. I cover the top of 1 handle and use a sharpie to note what it is, primary date, secondary date, gas date, OG, FG, ABV, etc.

Works great, and I can see what they are in my keezer!

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What does the primary pressure gauge on the tank tell us? That's right, the temperature. Put it on a scale if you want to know how much is in it...
Put some duct tape over the gauge - Or better yet - Replace the high pressure gauge with a plug - High pressure gauges are useless!
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Yeah, my main concern was not to identify the beer inside the keg, but to show ownership and a unique identifier for the keg. The former just incase my corney ended up at a different location where there might be other corneys, and the latter for the purposes of beer tracking via log.
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ok i have to state the obvious guy solution to this problem.... masking tape and a magic marker. change the brew, change the tape, done.
My man card is still valid! I recently started sticking these on the garage wall, I wish I would have started sooner.


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Chalkboard paint.

Nice nectar btw.
I was thinking of this the other day, a ring of chalkboard paint around the keg, maybe about 6" wide. If it is done properly I think it would look cool.

Maybe vinyl wrap of some sort (like they do on cars these days) Pimp my Keg, although I don't know how well it would hold up under cooler temps.

Or polish that bad boy to gleam like a diamond!

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Have them dipped like they do shotguns! It's expensive as hell, but teh results would be killer!

http://www.hydro-dip.com/pricing.htm#Automotive
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I've only painted one (a 7-up keg with green top/foot) a solid color.

i've also used chalkboard paint on my kegs with some success.
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I've thought of painting decorating mine something beyond a solid color and naming them rather than numbering them. If I number them and one starts to leak/needs to be tossed then I have a jump in my numbers until I replace it.


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