oldschool
Well-Known Member
Yeah, so where can i find these used stainless kegs that I see on here? I called the beverage distributors around my local area and they all said that the kegs have to go back to the brewer.
Well I don't have a brewery any closer that 55 miles from my place. what else?
I'd call the brewery and ask if they (or their distributor) make any deliveries near you. And if they do, would they mind including a decommissioned keg or 3 in the next run. Probably fail, but no harm in trying. And they may be able to turn you on to another source (like, wherever their kegs go when they are decommissioned) closer to you.Well I don't have a brewery any closer that 55 miles from my place. what else?
then you pretty much need to go the less than savory (i.e. illegal) route. craigslist works for that.
So, buying a keg from craigslist is illegal?
Isn't keeping something, and forfeiting the deposit, technically the same as buying it?
Not my thread, if anything I hijacked oldschool!
I hear what you're saying Berserker, I guess I was thinking it's the liqueur store's fault for not charging more for the deposit. But then I guess no one would get kegs then.
will work for beer.
I bought mine from the Keg Police.
no, the deposit is just incentive to return it. it is less than the cost of the keg. if people needed to leave a deposit of the full cost of a new keg, no one would buy kegs of beer for parties.
look at it this way, i am under 25. if i rent a car, i need to leave a deposit. depending on the state and car, i have had to leave ~500 bucks in deposit to rent a car for a few days. do I own the car? no, it is just incentive to return the car in good order.
I bought mine from the Keg Police.
Ah, the Nanny State strikes again......end up with a government bureaucracy that costs $100 a keg to protect a $50 keg. We're not there yet, but stay tuned....
And "BrewBeemer: Seems the supply has dried up like the corny's, buy before it gets worse with plastic and rubber in the future. Good hunting."
...and I think this thread provides ample evidence as to why the move to plastic and rubber.......
i would use craigslist. i have no moral qualms about paying 30 bucks for a keg that has been sitting in someone's yard for several years because they are too embarrassed or lazy to return it. It will probably continue to sit there and rust until its usable to no one, or they will sell it at the scrapyard. i say let it live on to make beer
I found mine on ebay and were kegs that small holes in them. I patched them with a small tig weld. I paid $80 each including freight.
I just put a word out on craigslist and ask specifically for legal/decommissioned kegs. I've gotten several this way. I don't know for sure they are legal, but works for me. I offered $25 a piece.
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