lady_brewer
Well-Known Member
Okay, so getting ready to take the leap into kegging, but I know nothing... I have been doing some research and I think I am finally ready to start asking some specific dumb questions. Forgive me for anything that is asked here a million times, or just so obvious it makes you roll your eyes...
1. All the kegs I have are old pepsi (cornelious/ ball-lock) kegs - scored 5 for $50 (yay!!! would have gotten more if they were available) - but they are in questionable condition. Obviously it is really bad if they don't hold pressure, but what else am I looking for? Is it okay or bad if the rubber tops/ bottoms are damaged? What other fixable (or not) issues can they have?
2. What do I need to buy for them? Obviously new O rings, I am thinking food grade lubricant, do I need new disconnects? What exactly do I need to worry about between the gas in line and the beer out line? Trying to do a good but frugal system start-up...
I will have more questions re: CO2 and kegorator builds, but I'll make more posts for those...
TIA!
1. All the kegs I have are old pepsi (cornelious/ ball-lock) kegs - scored 5 for $50 (yay!!! would have gotten more if they were available) - but they are in questionable condition. Obviously it is really bad if they don't hold pressure, but what else am I looking for? Is it okay or bad if the rubber tops/ bottoms are damaged? What other fixable (or not) issues can they have?
2. What do I need to buy for them? Obviously new O rings, I am thinking food grade lubricant, do I need new disconnects? What exactly do I need to worry about between the gas in line and the beer out line? Trying to do a good but frugal system start-up...
I will have more questions re: CO2 and kegorator builds, but I'll make more posts for those...
TIA!