5 gallon sankey keg

[tandom590]

I know some breweries sell their beer in a size keg that is similar to the looks of the cornelius kegs but have a sankey top. My dad has a kegrator set up for sankey kegs and i would like to brew him some batches of beer. Where can i buy these type of kegs and what are they called.

 

[xsists]

A quick google shows this place sells them

http://www.chicompany.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=38&products_id=167

or

http://www.chicompany.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=38&products_id=164

Pony Kegs are 6.6 gal or 7.75 gal.

 

[tandom590]

Nice. Thanks

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

This is an easier way to go, and the corny kegs will be a lot easier to clean than the Sanke.

http://www.homebrewing.org/Kegerator-Homebrew-Conversion-Kit_p_720.html

 

[prrriiide]

This is an easier way to go, and the corny kegs will be a lot easier to clean than the Sanke.

http://www.homebrewing.org/Kegerator-Homebrew-Conversion-Kit_p_720.html

That's pretty cool!

If dad doesn't want to lose his Sanke capability it might be possible to run a parallel line with these fittings and a simple switch valve.

 

[wyzazz]

I use sanke kegs for fermenting and serving, the 5.13gal varieties are called 1/6bbl kegs.

 

[OLDBREW]

they call them sixel's (1/6th of a barrel). You can use them just like you would the soda kegs mentioned, but you still use the keg coupler. PBW and a carboy brush cleans the kegs right up.

here is a conversion kit that makes it a lot easier to remove the guts after removing the manufactures tamperproof ring the first time.
http://www.kegman.net/products/The-Original-KegMan-Kit-%2d-9000.html

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

That's pretty cool!

If dad doesn't want to lose his Sanke capability it might be possible to run a parallel line with these fittings and a simple switch valve.

That's actually the point. This will allow you to put the homebrew-style fittings on his lines and have attachments to his Sanke coupler that will connect straight to those fittings. Using this kit *won't* cause him to lose his Sanke capability, it will make it easy to use either on the same lines.