Source for used pins?

[Teacher]

I'm thinking of making a strong barley wine to age in a used oak keg. The problem is that I'm looking for what I think is called a pin -- a roughly 4-5 gallon keg -- and I can't find any on the internet. Does anybody know where these might be available?

 

[Baja_Brewer]

Maybe a pin lock keg? They're widely available from keg connections, ebay, and even vendors on this site

Or you may be thinking of skinny 1/6 barrel kegs... check out this link

 

[BorderBrewer]

Try UK Brewing supplies. Their web page says that they will have pins in this summer.

UK Brewing Supplies, bringing the British Pub to America.

No affiliation yada yada.....

Regards,
BorderBrewer

 

[camiller]

Problem is that a used oak cask (pin = 4.5 G) is likely to have been used to the point it no longer imparts much oakiness(sp?) to the beer. You are likely to get a more desirable result for an oak aged beer buying a new cask.

 

[McKBrew]

Another option for oak aging is chips or cubes. There are a few good posts around here on the when, how, etc...

 

[Orangevango]

If you simply want to serve it on cask, Plastic Kegs america has pins for 60 bucks or so. They are plastic though.

 

[david_42]

New 10L and 20L oak barrels

You can also look for firkins. A bit bigger than a pin.

 

[Teacher]

Thans for the responses, guys. I may just go with the chips, as it was indeed the flavor that was most important. I just thought storing in a pin would be cool.

 

[RockfordWhite]

I've heard better things about the oak infusion spirals over chips or cubes...