Did I buy a bad keg?

[VWBug5000]

Hey everyone, I ordered two pin lock kegs from Keg Connection recently and one of them looks a bit bulged out. The inside almost looks dented and the bottom looks like the pic found here:

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/lgRrjyE-uTOIdQZwEhE0jg

I'm new to kegging so I'm not sure if this is by design or if I should be concerned. The other keg is perfectly round on the bottom.

Thanks in advance for any insight you can provide!

 

[fall-line]

Welcome to the forums!

Nope, that is by design. If you open up the lid on that one and look at the dip tube, you'll see that it is more or less straight and runs down to the depression created by that bulge on the bottom, rather than bent and running to the middle of the keg like the others.

I think this is a firestone keg vs a cornelius keg, but I can't remember which one is which. Other than the diptube and bottom design, they are both interchangable and work just fine. I have a couple of each type at home too.

Enjoy your new kegs!

 

[jpabian]

Whenever I get "new" kegs, (new to me, anyways), I usually fill 'em up with water and do a pressure test to make sure all the seals and stuff are working and there are no other leaks before I put my beer into them.

Like fall-line said, you are probably good to go. But if it were me, I'd still do a test run with water since most of the kegs out there are reconditioned.

 

[45_70sharps]

Yep, testing them isn't a bad idea.
As for the kegs, the ones you have should be fine.
You may get some in the future that look kinda worse for wear. They are used. Some very used. They've had a full life cycle with pepsi or coke prior to making it into the homebrew world. They are still fine even if they look a bit beat up.
Clean the heck out of them, sanitize them, pressure test them, and fill them up with beer!

 

[VWBug5000]

Thanks for the great info! The kegs came slightly pressurized so I'm fairly certain they are good to go, leak-wise. They definitely need a bit of cleaning since one smelled like coke as I vented it.

 

[stpug]

Just to add another confirmation, all of my pin lock cornys look that way on the bottom, and it IS by design. You should be good to keg after a good cleaning and sanitizing.