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I'm a new guy, and I'm just starting to get into homebrewing. After lurking around a bit, I decided I wanted to get into kegging eventually, since I'm lazy and bottling seems way tougher. Well, I didn't think much into it, as I haven't even gotten my brew kit yet. I play locally in a band, and while touring a new bar in town, the owner showed us a back room. When what to my wondering eyes should appear, well about 14 corny kegs, I could fill with my beer. So I asked the owner if he'd be looking to sell some to me (this is after I had seen online prices and figured he hadn't). So he asks me, with a very confused look on his face, "What you want them things for?" I just told him I was a home brewer, and he said take as many as you like.
So now I'm sitting in my house, with 14 kegs, all dirty and used, with a minimal understanding of how to take them apart, clean them, and use them. I know there are at LEAST 3 different brands, Firestone, Spartanburg, and Cornelius. The first I actually opened, a Firestone, had a plastic gas downtube, which I hadn't seen in my studies, and the poppets seemed recessed and didn't come out without me punching them out with pliers. Is this normal? Is there a "better brand" to go with? I have about 7 and 6 firestone and spartanburg respectively, and one true cornelius. I'm just kind of overwhelmed and was wondering what you guys think I should do first. I'm wanting to clean and recondition them, maybe even sell a few, but it seems there is a lot of differentiation even between brands. Help!
So now I'm sitting in my house, with 14 kegs, all dirty and used, with a minimal understanding of how to take them apart, clean them, and use them. I know there are at LEAST 3 different brands, Firestone, Spartanburg, and Cornelius. The first I actually opened, a Firestone, had a plastic gas downtube, which I hadn't seen in my studies, and the poppets seemed recessed and didn't come out without me punching them out with pliers. Is this normal? Is there a "better brand" to go with? I have about 7 and 6 firestone and spartanburg respectively, and one true cornelius. I'm just kind of overwhelmed and was wondering what you guys think I should do first. I'm wanting to clean and recondition them, maybe even sell a few, but it seems there is a lot of differentiation even between brands. Help!