The ethics of sanke kegs: WTF do I do with this old keg?

[Clayton]

i gues i dont get it.. do you want a 15 gal brew pot or not

Only problem is, besides the AB logo on that keg, what makes that keg all that different than the one that Lazy Magnolia or any other breweries use?

This means AB has to buy more kegs which means.....remaining kegs on the market are more scarce meaning prices go up on kegs....this means smaller breweries have to pay more to get and fill said kegs, even if they rent them, meaning you have to pay even MORE when you get a keg of good stuff.

Trickle down is a pain-in-the-neck, ain't it?

Wrong!! lol wow dude its not made of gold ..economies of scale

AB buying kegs makes sankey type the cheepest type of keg to buy just go look at the price of other keg types and taps, thay are all more costly
SS is not scarce in fact the price is rock bottom right now as is iron and copper, and this has nothing to do with trickle down ??? damn public schools.

 

[ClutchDude]

i gues i dont get it.. do you want a 15 gal brew pot or not



Wrong!! lol wow dude its not made of gold ..economies of scale

AB buying kegs makes sankey type the cheapest type of keg to buy just go look at the price of other keg types and taps, they are all more costly
SS is not scarce in fact the price is rock bottom right now as is iron and copper, and this has nothing to do with trickle down ??? damn public schools.

I'm somewhat confused by your statement. Stealing a keg does not automatically make BMC increase keg orders, thus making it cheaper. For all we know, the keg making-factory may be at peak efficiency and no % of profit could be gained for increasing the material ordered to make more kegs.

You're assuming that if BMC had to make another keg, they could do it for even cheaper than the keg that was stolen was made for.

Lastly, everything is subject to a supply/demand curve. As someone else pointed out, among the vast majority of kegs out there, one homebrewer taking one keg is not going to cause prices to fluctuate. Say, if stainless steel came into high demand for some reason or another, your keg would suddenly become worth $60 instead of $40. That means making a keg would cost more, regardless of your economy of scale.

Again, I doubt our homebrewing dents BMC's profits.

As an off topic remark, I find your statement about public schools to be mildly-offensive, but nothing I can't shrug off.

 

[pizzaman]

I spent three years at private school and the rest at public school. I consider those three years to have been the biggest waste of time ever spent on education.

 

[Brewing Clamper]

This again!? ...