Equipment help/advice needed please

[baumer64]

Just saw a listing by some people who got a storage shed auction. 6 corny kegs for $20 each. Two 6 gallon carboys $20-$24. Also a bunch of 3 liter cans. I don't know if these have any value/use or not. The kegs look like Pepsi but not sure. Can anyone here tell because the people there don't know what they have.

 

[agrazela]

Look like ball lock kegs to me. If they pass visual inspection (look inside to make sure they have all their diptubes!), $20 each is definitely worth a shot, and a great deal if they hold pressure.

Are the carboys glass? If they're old school heavy duty Italian made then that's a fair deal (but not a great deal--craigslist is full of glass carboys). If you like glass carboys. If you are just starting out, you might consider one of many plastic options out there (safer!).

Those mini-kegs look like they'd be of value to someone with a "party-star" type system; the kegs alone run ~$18:
http://www.midwestsupplies.com/party-star-deluxe-tap-system
http://www.midwestsupplies.com/mini-keg

(Probably not much value to you if you are planning on a full kegerator/keezer set-up)

 

[baumer64]

Thanks. It's a 2 hour drive each way for me to check these out. Trying to see if they have enough to make the trip worthwhile.

 

[Morrey]

The soda kegs are ball locks. They should be worth $20 if they hold pressure but that's hard to determine on a casual trip to someone's house. Often a soda company will pressurize to 130psi to check the seams for leaks, and if the keg passes, they send it out to be sold used. A good supply of spare parts is helpful such as o rings (Ball locks use 5 o rings each keg). Its worth a look.