Got a Bud light Keg from a guy at work, and thinking about making a keggle. Can someone tell me what it's worth? I got this from a guy I work with so I don't really want it for free, if you know what I mean! LOL
Usually Kegs sell for $30 in Orlando. When you get a keg that is also the deposit if you don't bring a keg to exchange. It may be different in you area.
Usually Kegs sell for $30 in Orlando. When you get a keg that is also the deposit if you don't bring a keg to exchange. It may be different in you area.
Just noticed this is your first post, have you been brewing long?
Anyone else?
Balto,
I have been brewing for about a year (20 or so batches) and have been visiting this site for most of that time getting ideas from the great DIY section. I have unfortunately been a lurker. I happened to see your question and thought it was easy enough to answer. I find a lot of great information on HBT and should probably try to add more to the community.
compare the capacity and construction of that keg to an equally sized and built 15 gallon stock pot - the keg wins because the stock pot is easily over 100 dollars. I got my first two keggles for 20 bucks a pop - I had to modify them though.
I am surprised that nobody has brought up the ethical issue. Guess that makes me the one to mention it.
What ethical issue?
Brew Your Own: The How-To Homebrew Beer Magazine - Brew Wizard - Keg Ethics 101: Mr. Wizard
I ran into this myself. I am returning the one I acquired, but that's because it was from New Belgium. I can't say I'd feel bad about someone stealing from AB-InBev.
Great! If you bought Bud (bottles,cans and Kegs) for the last 45 years what makes you think it's un ethical!
I suppose it's a question of whether you think stealing is wrong or not.
the keg theft issue has been beaten to death on this site. no one is going to turn you in for having a keg.
the keg theft issue has been beaten to death on this site. no one is going to turn you in for having a keg. i bought all mine
do as you will. Me? I am going to use the biggest cheapest stainless steel container I can find to make beer - and that turns out to be a keg
Hey Balto,
Are going to brew 5 or 10 gallon batches? Your burner looks to be small to brew 10 gallon batches. 10 gallons of wort plus the weight of the keg is going to weight more than 100 pounds. For 5 gallons batches your keg will weight more than 60 pounds. I think your burner is undersized for your keggle. Could be a disaster waiting to happen.
Time for a burner upgrade.
One of my kegs came from the back yard of a frat house that my cousin owns and when the students moved out for summer break it was left behind. I did not steal it. My other keg was from a party I had and bought a keg of beer and paid my 30 dollar deposit and never did return it for my deposit. Evidently the keg is worth 30 bucks to them so I just take it as I bought the keg for what the deposit was. Again, I did not steal it. Some people make it sound like we go around at night with hoodies on raiding the back rooms of bars stealing kegs.
Oh geeez. Get ready for it....
LOL, I have seen some of the other threads on this. Gets kinda wierd.
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