nebben
Well-Known Member
Well, not really riddled with guilt, but I've had ups and downs as it's been sitting in the garage.
I've got a Guinness keg that I got from a local classified ad website. The guy claimed that his buddy owns a bar and that it was legit. I didn't know any better and "purchased" the keg. After speaking with my LHBS, he was very adamant about making sure I knew that this keg was without a doubt the property of Guinness or its distributor. By even having it in my garage, I'm in possession of stolen property (according to LHBS). To add another element to it, I live in a state where people cannot purchase kegs of beer (only bars and taverns can have these- kegs are outlawed for end-user consumption).
Sooo...even if I were to try to give this keg back, I'm not sure of what course of action I could take since there aren't any avenues for people (and not businesses) to return these things for a return of deposit. Even then, I have no receipt or evidence of where it came from except that it is indeed a Guinness keg. The thought of driving out of state isn't appealing to me, especially if it is uncertain if a liquor store would even offer me any deposit back.
I wouldn't mind just using a plasma torch and cutting a hole in the top and making it a brew kettle, but my LHBS proprietor's scolding remarks about stolen property echo in my head. What do y'all think about this? From what I've read, these kegs don't ever legally make it into the hands of the public as fully intact units...only as scrap sold from the Keg shredder. If I'm sweating this too much, does anyone have any insight as to where I could get a completely legal keg (online?)?
Other than that, just to throw in something completely different, what about turning it into a fermenter? I'm thinking I like the corny keg lid better than the sanke valve on top, especially since it allows for easy cleaning of the keg and still allows pressure. Thoughts on this too?
I've got a Guinness keg that I got from a local classified ad website. The guy claimed that his buddy owns a bar and that it was legit. I didn't know any better and "purchased" the keg. After speaking with my LHBS, he was very adamant about making sure I knew that this keg was without a doubt the property of Guinness or its distributor. By even having it in my garage, I'm in possession of stolen property (according to LHBS). To add another element to it, I live in a state where people cannot purchase kegs of beer (only bars and taverns can have these- kegs are outlawed for end-user consumption).
Sooo...even if I were to try to give this keg back, I'm not sure of what course of action I could take since there aren't any avenues for people (and not businesses) to return these things for a return of deposit. Even then, I have no receipt or evidence of where it came from except that it is indeed a Guinness keg. The thought of driving out of state isn't appealing to me, especially if it is uncertain if a liquor store would even offer me any deposit back.
I wouldn't mind just using a plasma torch and cutting a hole in the top and making it a brew kettle, but my LHBS proprietor's scolding remarks about stolen property echo in my head. What do y'all think about this? From what I've read, these kegs don't ever legally make it into the hands of the public as fully intact units...only as scrap sold from the Keg shredder. If I'm sweating this too much, does anyone have any insight as to where I could get a completely legal keg (online?)?
Other than that, just to throw in something completely different, what about turning it into a fermenter? I'm thinking I like the corny keg lid better than the sanke valve on top, especially since it allows for easy cleaning of the keg and still allows pressure. Thoughts on this too?