Anthony_Lopez
Well-Known Member
I have seen a number of keggles on Ebay ranging from 150-300 dollars depending on what is installed on them. My question is, do people actually pay that much for a keggle?
This is why I do not understand keggles. I have them, but made them before joining this forum and understanding that the deposit does not "buy" the keg. I got mine in a college town and bought them from a liquor store owner who new exactly what I was doing. Oh well
No offense to anyone here or anywhere.... but if you are going to post an ad like that in CL, save yourself the trouble and go to your local college liquor store. The keg you receive from a CL wanted ad is a more expensive version of the stolen keg that involved a middle man. You will never get in trouble by obtaining a keg via the deposit, it is purely a moral qualm. The number of kegs lost through frat house walls pales how many are taken by homebrewers. The big breweries don't care enough to do anything about it. That doesn't make it right, it is just the facts. If you care then do the right thing, if you don't some people on a forum you have never really met aren't going ot change your mind.
This has been beaten to death here and doesn't need to be brought up. If you really want a keg, and care that it is legal, do a search here for reputable vendors of kegs. If you are considering getting one on Ebay or CL, just go get one yourself for $10.
This is why I say that keggles no longer make sense to me. I would not knowingly steal a keg. Therefore they are not very cost effective and I would opt for a kettle.
I never brought up the ethical dilemna of obtaining a keg. How about we stay on the topic at hand, which was pricing...
I would go Blichmann, or B3 for just a bit more.
Does the fact that Blichmann does not have a tri-clad bottom deter you at all? I do think the Blichmann kettles by far look the best but I scratch my head as to why they do not incorporate a tri-clad bottom. I like B3 kettles and how they make the diverter tubes that go with the kettles also.
Do I need a Clad Bottom
Clad bottoms are great for cooking viscous foods like spaghetti, gravies etc, especially on an electric stove. Since these foods don't convect like thinner liquids (like beer wort) scorching is more likely. With the full rolling boil of a wort boil, and the use on a gas/propane burner, scorching is not an issue even on the lightest worts. We have thoroughly tested the BoilerMaker pots on high BTU burners with very light beers (Koelsch, Pils etc) and experienced no discoloration or scorching whatsoever. While the clad bottoms look impressive, they add cost, but no real benefit to the brewer. Since we designed these pots from a clean sheet, we added cost only where it added specific benefits to the brewer. The stepped bottom, quality level gauge, adjustable BrewMometer, and snap-in dip tube are a few examples.
Avg of $25 per actual Keg
$15 Tools per keg
Avg of $10 sight Glass per Keg
$30 per Thermometer
$25 per Spigot
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$105 per Keggle
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