Kit or Seperate Parts

[Felix2Fingerz]

I just picked up a frig and now its time to get all my kegging equipment. Is it best to just buy a kegging kit to start out or can I save some money if I looked around and bought everything I needed separate?

 

[brettwasbtd]

Might be able to save if by looking around you mean finding sweet deals on Craigslist...for the most part the kits are the best bang for your buck. You might be able to find kegs or co2 tanks cheaper locally and what not

 

[day_trippr]

I would avoid a kit that includes a CO2 tank - most gas suppliers have gone to tank swaps and you'd likely shed a tear when your shiny new tank is replaced with a beater.

Otherwise - discounting Craig's List scores - if you can find a kit that addresses all your needs, you'll usually get a price break over buying the bits separately...

Cheers!

 

[Slipgate]

I'd buy from keg Connection since Ben is great and will build to your specs. I like the best of everything and you can do that with them. Others, not so much.

 

[Felix2Fingerz]

Thanks for the replies. I was a little concerned in the quality of the parts from a kit. Cheap guages, taps, hoses, ect. I dont think I want to have to replace a majority of the parts down the road for something of better quality because it was easier to buy a kit in the beginning.

 

[Changeduser123]

I got a kit from kegconnection. It was great, already assembled, without any leak. But I realized later that the beer lines were too short. So get a kit, but ask them to put 10ft of beer line per tap instead of 5.

The parts they use for the kits are exactly the same you would get if you chose to assemble it yourself. It is just put together for you.

 

[Felix2Fingerz]

The Keg Connection site looks great. But what do the different grades mean in his kegs?
Standard Grade, A+ Grade, Converted Ball Lock Kegs, B-Grade?

 

[Changeduser123]

The Keg Connection site looks great. But what do the different grades mean in his kegs?
Standard Grade, A+ Grade, Converted Ball Lock Kegs, B-Grade?

On the kegconnection site, click on any product, then click on the tab "Detailed Description" to have a more explicit explanation.

Basically they offer different quality of kegs.
For the converted ball lock kegs: those were pin locks kegs, but their posts have been replaced with ball lock posts. Ball lock kegs are taller and skinnier than pin lock kegs. So those have the dimension of a pin lock (short and wide), but the connections of a ball lock.

 

[Slipgate]

Essentially different grades of kegs refers to how beat up they are. Functionally they all are the same. It is just esthetics!

 

[Felix2Fingerz]

Thanks everyone.......a wealth of information there. I'm pretty confident now on how and what to buy to complete my kegerator system.

 

[Felix2Fingerz]

I come across another question in my quest for building my kegerator. I would be ok with getting a converted pinlock to ball lock keg as far as size goes, but I see some come with a static pressure relief and some come with a manual pressure relief. Do I need to have that manual relief?