where does everyone find their kegs for kettles?

[BrewBeemer]

I found mine on ebay and were kegs that small holes in them. I patched them with a small tig weld. I paid $80 each including freight.

Congrats that's a good find and within reason in price, hell I would pay that much these days if I needed more kegs. It's a bummer as i'm 10 miles from the left coast hence high shipping bills unless within another state. I wish Nevada would pop a big HBS to be tax free vs within Calif. these local HBS think we are idiots and they are the only supplier in the country. I was told take it now or lose it on kegs last month at a LHBS. Walked out empty, scratch them off my Christmas list i'll order out of state as the savings on the tax is may more than the shipping and attitude.

 

[conpewter]

I just put a word out on craigslist and ask specifically for legal/decommissioned kegs. I've gotten several this way. I don't know for sure they are legal, but works for me. I offered $25 a piece.

 

[BrewBeemer]

That's about all they're worth now in scrap. If Craigslist allows kegs to be sold not banned like guns so be it it's legal as far as I care. If you don't agree on the price or buy them someone else will be new happy owners of them.
I get across the country shipping more than the kegs worth with my luck hence my AB driver friend in the past was a great help he only wants some homebrew in the future which isn't a problem. I'll use those 2 liter plastic bottles for samples, no loss if not returned as valve stems are cheap to add Co2.

 

[blowmax10]

I just put a word out on craigslist and ask specifically for legal/decommissioned kegs. I've gotten several this way. I don't know for sure they are legal, but works for me. I offered $25 a piece.

I just did that - Got one for $25

The guy said it had been sitting on his porch for about five years and he had no idea what to do with it

is it legal? I don't know but AB was never going to get it back anyway

 

[oldschool]

okay, my next question..are all kegs stainless? I'm thinking some of them are aluminum and i will not use anything made of AL.

 

[brrman]

most are stainless - PM comin yer way...

EDIT - make some room in your mailbox, oldschool...

 

[oldschool]

just cleared it out go ahead

 

[Xakk]

I just stopped at a gas station close by to fill up. When I went to pay there was a keg in the middle of the floor with a hand written sign: "FOR SALE $10"

I asked the attendant, "Seriously?"

She says "Yes. It's a Mexican keg though. You can't turn it in for a deposit."

I said "No problem!" as I hand over a ten and head out the door.

 

[BrewBeemer]

You find good si!

What a good find now spend a ton of
time and money to be PC and return the keg to the
proper owner, yeah right.

WTF, you must press 2 to talk on the phone these days.

Welcome to Mexifornia where day labors hang out
on the street corners during the day and empty your
house at night. "No Engrish" but know they know that a .44 Redhawk
fired at them with your personal property in their hands does mean STOP!

Sorry off topic, oh BTW good find and congrats. You have two more for your
brewery or still on the hunt?

 

[Xakk]

I've yet to find anyone that'll take back a keg without a receipt. Hell, you could take that Bud keg you bought from some guy on Craigslist to the Anheuser-Busch front door and I doubt they'd take it back. So, no. I'm not gonna feel bad, be it Mexican or American. I don't technically own those milk crates I'm hauling my carboys around in either. That doesn't mean I won't use them or lose any sleep!

 

[Mr. Nice Guy]

I've yet to find anyone that'll take back a keg without a receipt. Hell, you could take that Bud keg you bought from some guy on Craigslist to the Anheuser-Busch front door and I doubt they'd take it back. So, no. I'm not gonna feel bad, be it Mexican or American. I don't technically own those milk crates I'm hauling my carboys around in either. That doesn't mean I won't use them or lose any sleep!

Exactly! Thank you!

 

[BrewBeemer]

Exactly! Thank you!

I second this, congrats now start your planned brewery build.
Half the battle is collecting enough 15.5 kegs and a corny collection for the keezer and taps.
Add a couple extra 15.5 kegs, remove the bottom skirt, add a stainless cone for a fermenter. The top with a 12" pipe stub machine an "O" ring groove, lid with latches, gas lock, legs, trub valve and a racking arm. Your savings vs a 24 to 27 gallon fermenter will surprise you. Your labors free as well having a fat wallet to buy more brewing toys.
You can add a BCS 460 to your system with the savings alone with one fermenter not alone two built this way.
Cheers bro build on.

 

[RighteousFire]

Honestly I seriously doubt someone from BMC is going to knock on your door to see if you have any kegs that you "stole". If it was that big of a deal than they would notify you of this whrn you purchase a keg for consumption.

Nobody is losing sleep over the millions of kegs that probably never get returned to the liqour stores.

 

[BrewBeemer]

I found a Lind Brewing Company 15.5 keg floating in San Francisco bay while kayaking 4 years ago, towed that sucker with my tag line for over 7 miles back home. I kept that sucker after the long battle dragging it behind me paddling against the current. Lind Brewing is app 6 miles away, so sorry it's mine and will be milled apart.
My friend found 5 kegs with the spears removed on the bottom in 15' of water at a houseboat marina in Shasta lake while inspecting boat bottoms. All AB keepers now used as his brewing system and fermenters for free. Call it salvage rights?

 

[nebben]

About my Guinness keg ...the long story short is that I should probably accept the previous owner's story about its history, that it was obtained by him legally? From what I could tell on that kegcops website , these kegs are in circulation by Guinness or in small pieces when they sell the scrap.

Probably good to keep 'eh?