Keg Help

rwdr4 · Apr 10, 2011

Guys, I got three 2.5 gallon corney kegs and I need to get Lids, locks, and poppets....I have already found the lids and waiting on them to get here. I have not found the locks and poppets.... The kegs are from Germany and Brand is AEB... Does anyone know of a good and reputable place where I can get the poppets and the lock. I don't care if they are ball or pin... I'll deal with it later. I am looking at the universal poppets...any good words on these??? HELP ME...

SD-SLIM · Apr 11, 2011

I would call these guys:
http://store-e2e61.mybigcommerce.com/

There website is hard to navigate, but if you call them they are more than happy to get your parts at a reasonable price.

camiller · Apr 11, 2011

CHI company also has a lot of corney keg parts, just curious how you ended up with cornies without lids, poppets, and "locks" (posts?)?

JuanMoore · Apr 11, 2011

I'm going to assume that by "locks" you are reffering to the posts. You need to figure out what size threads you have for the posts, eg. 9/16"-18tpi (firestone) vs 19/32"-18tpi (cornelius), and then buy the posts accordingly. The poppets need to fit the type of posts, so once you have the post type figured out, buy the matching poppets. The keg type is often engraved somewhere on the keg. Austin Homebrew is a vendor here and I've had good experiences with them.

http://www.austinhomebrew.com/advanced_search_result.php?osCsid=06f29ae30f10fdbd360ba63e9ca4b413&keywords=post

Edit:
I'm pretty sure AEB kegs are the same threading as cornelius, so I'd suggest cornelius style posts and poppets.

SD-SLIM · Apr 11, 2011

I was ordering some items from Brew Brothers and I noticed they had A.E.B. Poppets:
http://www.brewbrothers.biz/kegging.htm

rwdr4 · Apr 11, 2011

Just to answer the question of how you get kegs without parts.....I bought 3 5 gallon corney's and the guy ask me if I wanted some small ones...small ones being three 2.5's.... I took them with the idea of making soda for my kids..Thanks for the sources I will have to call a few and see what I can come up with...I just want to some liquid....