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Questions tagged [keg]

A (primarily metal) container for storing and serving beer.

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What's the difference between a corny keg and a pony keg?

I'm looking at getting a kegerator since bottling kinda sucks. I'm on Amazon and they have a fridge that can take:"1/2 barrels / Full Size Kegs (15.5gal), 1/4 barrels / Ponies (7.75gal)". I've only heard of corny kegs being used with homebrew. …
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Can I store less then 5 gallons in a keg?

Can I store less then 5 gallons in a keg topping it off with CO2? I want to brew and have beer made, but I use 2 1/2 gallon kegs because my frig is small. I picked up a nice clean 5 gallon keg, and planned to store beer in it awaiting an empty 2…
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Replace o-Rings on Keg?

I have not had my kegging system for long but have had a good amount of use from it already. How often should all the o-Rings or small little black seals be replaced? They seem fine now but I would hate to have issues later just because I didn't…
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Is cold CO2 required for proper kegerator?

I've seen most in-home kegerators have the CO2 tank and regulator inside the fridge. But I remember from my bar-working days that the CO2 tank was outside the fridge. Does this really make a difference? If I had a setup that required the CO2 tank…
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Keg connectos: what are "MFL"/Barb/SAE threading fitting sizes?

Frankly only shops I have visited fail completely in providing an indication about what exactly they are selling when it comes to keg fittings. I have read this answer to another question, which was asking less generally then this, also about the…
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How do you open a Type-S (European) Sankey keg?

I own a Type S Sankey keg. How can we open it for cleaning, sanitization, and filling? In particular, is there a tool we can purchase to make opening and re-closing safe and easy?
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Can you add beer to a keg and continue to carbonate?

I carbonated my keg with 30 psi over night. When I started to bottle (growlers) I noticed that there wasn't much carbonation. Can I put the beer back into the keg and continue to carbonate? Will this affect the remaining beer? I am going to give it…
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What kind of connectors do I need for my keg, and where can I get them?

I have a European Sankey keg with a Type S tap, but my CO2 container only has connectors for a ball-lock valve. What connectors do I need to get the tap pictured attached to my CO2? It would help to know what the individual components are called in…
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Keg Management Systems

I'm looking for a way to keep track of the state of my kegs - how many times were they washed with a caustic cleaner since the last acid cleaning, how long ago was it cleaned (and pressurized), what beer is in it (and for how long?), things like…
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Should I use beer gas to dispense carbonated kegs?

Suppose I have a keg of carbonated beer and a kegerator. Can I hook the keg up to beer gas (nitrogen, CO2 mix)? Would this affect the beer in any way, or would I have to carbonate with the beer gas to get any advantage to pushing with beer gas?…
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Threaded portion of corny keg - removable?

I am trying to change over 3 pin-lock kegs to ball type. I got the posts and they include the threaded portion that normally protrudes from the top of the keg. Everything went fine for 5 out of 6 posts but the threads on the keg for the last post…
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