Where to buy corny kegs in Canada

[Richardwhittaker]

Hi,

After years of bottling beer. I finally decided to start putting together a keg setup. I have spent quit a bit of time looking for places to get the bits and pieces for my setup.

I now have a 20lb CO2 canister that my Dad picked up for me for $70 at a fire extinguisher place in Brockville.
I ordered my regulator and disconnects from Simgo (that was a good experience I ordered them on a Tuesday and they arrived the next day).

I thought I had found a place to get my Kegs from.... I found this site expertbrewers.com, they had the best prices on kegs that I had found, and they were located in Canada with great shipping prices.

I ordered the kegs three and a half weeks ago and have heard nothing since the order confirmation. All my inquires have been met by silence.

I will be giving it another week and then if I don't hear form them I will be calling the credit card company to cancel the payment. However that still leaves me with a complete kegging setup minus the kegs

So to wrap up this post does anyone know of a place to get kegs in canada? I am on a budget and the duty charges for shipping across the border is a bit much to swallow.

Richard
Kingston Ontario

 

[Jmac00]

Hey Richard, welcome to the site first off...

for kegs, all i can say is shop around. You can first try Princess Auto, they had a bunch, but they've been going quickly. Item # 8258170 is what you're looking for. Other than local homebrew shops(which are ridiculously priced) you're best bet is to wait it out on kijiji. They pop up from time to time.

 

[Richardwhittaker]

Thanks for the welcome

I have found another online seller which looks reasonable. Has anyone had any experience with buying from http://www.brewersdiscount.com ?

They seem to have reasonable prices (the exchange rate is not to bad at the moment).

Richard

 

[Jmac00]

also forgot about craigslist....mainly cause its not that popular in my area....great price on cornies in this ad..no idea if still available.

http://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/oak/for/1366851218.html

 

[Richardwhittaker]

Thanks!


I have sent an e-mail to the seller. For $10 pop they are a steal! I had not thought about Craigs list... Most of the online classifieds around Kingston have not been that helpful.

once again thanks!

Richard

 

[Jmac00]

Thanks for the welcome

I have found another online seller which looks reasonable. Has anyone had any experience with buying from http://www.brewersdiscount.com ?

They seem to have reasonable prices (the exchange rate is not to bad at the moment).

Richard

Prices look decent, just get a price quote on shipping first....and DO NOT ship via UPS... USPS only, for me anyways..

 

[SeamusMac]

I've been searching for about 2 months on kijiji and I've found one for $40 with some extra bits, which I think was a great deal. Patience is key...

 

[Jmac00]

Yup, patience is definately worth it in the end. The most i've paid for kegs so far was the $25 from princess auto. Got the CO2 tanks at a great price as well through kijiji.

Seamus, seen this one a few days ago....i sent an email asking for pics but haven't gotten a reply yet. Its a decent deal, as long as the tank is up to date, but one might get a better deal with some dickering as its not a superb deal...but still a bit cheaper than LHBS.

http://fredericton.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-other-Home-Brew-Kegging-System-W0QQAdIdZ152268414

 

[Richardwhittaker]

I have opened a Dispute with Paypal to resolve my issues with expertbrewers.com. So I will not be purchasing any kegs untill that is resolved. I ordered two kegs from them at a reasonable price $87 including shipping. Hopefully I will get them but if I don't, I need the money to order other ones.

Richard

 

[Jmac00]

I have opened a Dispute with Paypal to resolve my issues with expertbrewers.com. So I will not be purchasing any kegs untill that is resolved. I ordered two kegs from them at a reasonable price $87 including shipping. Hopefully I will get them but if I don't, I need the money to order other ones.

Richard

Sorry to hear about your bad experience, hope it gets resolved. He was/maybe still is?? a vendor on here...by the looks of his post history though, he hasn't been around in a while. I do beleive he's running this outfit out of his own house as a side thing though...if i remember correctly.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f41/expertbrewers-com-15-off-37-5-hours-left-116642/

 

[SeamusMac]

Seamus, seen this one a few days ago....i sent an email asking for pics but haven't gotten a reply yet. Its a decent deal, as long as the tank is up to date, but one might get a better deal with some dickering as its not a superb deal...but still a bit cheaper than LHBS.

http://fredericton.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-other-Home-Brew-Kegging-System-W0QQAdIdZ152268414

After comparing everything in the add to the prices at my LHBS, it turns out that it's actually a pretty sweet deal if I didn't have to factor gas money for my room mate's Jeep into the equation ha ha. I hope you get a response :rockin:

 

[Richardwhittaker]

I just go a response from him. He has said his shipment of Kegs were held up at the border. I can understand a small operator having issues with shipping on time. I just wish he had replied to my earlier inquiries as to what that status of my order was. Just a simple note that it was delayed and I would have been satisfied.

I wish it had not gotten to the point of having to open a dipute to get a reply from him...

Richard

 

[Jmac00]

I just go a response from him. He has said his shipment of Kegs were held up at the border. I can understand a small operator having issues with shipping on time. I just wish he had replied to my earlier inquiries as to what that status of my order was. Just a simple note that it was delayed and I would have been satisfied.

I wish it had not gotten to the point of having to open a dipute to get a reply from him...

Richard

Amazing at how quick you got a response from him once a dispute was open...hahahahaha...let the excuses fly now...i'd still wait for the refund and order elsewhere...this is just my opinion. Good luck with whatever you decide to do.

 

[Richardwhittaker]

If They are shipped today or tomorrow ( as he indicated they would be) I will leave it as it is. However come Thursday if they are not shipped then I will be pushing for a refund.

Richard

 

[lurker18]

Sorry to hear about the problem, hope it all works out. As said above, Princess Auto gets them in every once in a while. Picked up 5 at $20 each, that was earlier in the summer. They have them sitting out in the store, so I got to pick up the best condition ones. Some of them were still full of soda, so I guess if they don't hold pressure, Pepsi just discarded them.

 

[Jmac00]

Some of them were still full of soda, so I guess if they don't hold pressure, Pepsi just discarded them.

Pepsi is switching to bag-in-the-box system and doing away with most of these kegs. Saves on hassle of returning them for deposits and full ones. Hence why the large quantities available for sale...just need to find the places selling them.

 

[Kronin]

if you have a princess auto in your area, then you have found your cheap corny kegs.

 

[Richardwhittaker]

I called my local princess auto, They do not have any in stock and they do not know when they will be getting more....


Richard

 

[Richardwhittaker]

As I had not heard from expertbrewers.com today. I asked for a refund if the kegs were not shipped today. The response I got was that he got the wrong kegs in(pin lock instead of ball lock) so he would be giving me a refund. With that piece of news I whent and ordered 3 rebuilt kegs from Brewers Discount. For $25 USD ea.

Richard

 

[Jmac00]

As I had not heard from expertbrewers.com today. I asked for a refund if the kegs were not shipped today. The response I got was that he got the wrong kegs in(pin lock instead of ball lock) so he would be giving me a refund. With that piece of news I whent and ordered 3 rebuilt kegs from Brewers Discount. For $25 USD ea.

Richard

Keep me updated on what shipping runs you, just in case i need more...

 

[Richardwhittaker]

Will Do...

I sent an e-mail to them, requesting they notify me as to how soon the kegs would ship, as soon as I got the order confirmation to see if/how fast they get back to me.

Richard

 

[Richardwhittaker]

Well, I still have not hear from Brewers Discount ... I'm beginning to wonder if the problem is me?

Anyhoo I'm not going to stress over it. My Dad is going to give me a couple of his kegs when I see him later this week. So when I get the kegs I ordered I will be in good shape for some time.

Richard

 

[middleofnowhere]

Kegs and Stuff in Ottawa

Ottawa is only a couple hours from you.

Another resource is UsedOttawa.com. There is also sites from all over, I think the site is called used everything, and they have a lot of local classified sites. Not sure if there is a http://www.usedkingston.com or not.

 

[Richardwhittaker]

Update on my trials and tribulations in online keg buying....
Still have not gotten my refund from expertbrewers.com I have escalated my papal dispute to a claim.

My first order to brewers discount: Made the order online, got the order confirmation, sent off a quick e-mail asking them to let me know when the kegs would be shipped. Waited a week heard nothing, so I sent off another inquiry. Quickly got a response that my credit card had been declined(it is possible that I entered the number wrong or something) So I place another order last week(made sure the credit card number was right, got the order confirmation.....and have heard nothing...

I just saw this on the classifieds and If Insc02 is willing to ship to Canada then I think I will cancel my order and buy from him.

Richard

 

[Jmac00]

Hey Richard, have you tried Simgo yet? They're in canada, not sure if he got kegs though. Just give them a call and ask, very nice to deal with.

 

[Richardwhittaker]

I bought my regulator and a few other bits an pieces from there(they arrived the day after I ordered them!).

They do have a nice selection of kegs however I get the feeling they may be a little to dear for my wallet.

 

[msaumure]

Kegworks ship via USPS so no crazy brokerage fees, I haven't purchased from them but have heard good things via others who have.
http://www.kegworks.com/

 

[Richardwhittaker]

They do not seem to have any kegs for sale on their website....

 

[fridadiego]

I got mine at Cachette du Bootlegger in Montreal: www.cachettedubootlegger.ca. They were not expensive and they're nice people.

 

[msaumure]

you're right, sorry about that.