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[Jdtirado]

Looking to buy a couple of sanke kegs which I hope to convert sometime in the future.

[Genesee Ted]

Talk to your local distributor. Sometimes they will have retired ones that they will sell you

[Jdtirado]

Talk to your local distributor. Sometimes they will have retired ones that they will sell you

Great Idea

[Jdtirado]

Dang, all the distributers here have to send their kegs back to the breweries no matter the condition in order to get their deposit back.I called a couple of breweries and they don't have any.

[CaptRon]

https://brewmagic.co...niversal-kettle

[Jdtirado]

https://brewmagic.co...niversal-kettle

Ouch!!!!

[CaptRon]

Ouch!!!!

Yeah, their prices have gone up a lot over the years. Great stuff though. I got one of their universal kettles and it is awesome. Plus you know it is a legal keg.

[Jdtirado]

Yeah, their prices have gone up a lot over the years. Great stuff though. I got one of their universal kettles and it is awesome. Plus you know it is a legal keg.

I thought most people went to Sanke cause they were cheap and easily converted. I like this system but it isn't much cheaper than a Blichmann

[CaptRon]

I thought most people went to Sanke cause they were cheap and easily converted. I like this system but it isn't much cheaper than a Blichmann

Also keep an eye out on Craigslist. People will put them up there a lot of times. I got one from another homebrewer for 75.00 that already had the top cut and the side drilled. One thing to consider is if you get one that is not converted already, you'll need a way to cut out the top and drill the side. Plasma cutter I think...

[Mya]

another option https://www.amazon.c...l/dp/B000VXD94A

[HVB]

another option https://www.amazon.c...l/dp/B000VXD94A

I have two of these with electric elements in therm and have had no issues with them. The walls are thinner than some but mine are still dent free. I have converted kegs before I went to these.

[Genesee Ted]

https://www.chicompa...ducts_id=168Not a bad price considering. Gotta find a welding shop or something to cut it up, but still, much cheaper than a boilermaker. The Blichmann stuff is really nice.... just costly. Depending on your budget and DIY-itude

[HVB]

https://www.chicompa...products_id=168Not a bad price considering. Gotta find a welding shop or something to cut it up, but still, much cheaper than a boilermaker. The Blichmann stuff is really nice.... just costly. Depending on your budget and DIY-itude

Sold Out

[Genesee Ted]

Not kegs, but better and outfitted about as good as a Boilermaker for way cheaper.https://spikebrewing.com/

[Jdtirado]

Wow that is nice!

[positiveContact]

considering the cost of legit kegs I'm wondering why anyone goes that route anymore. if you can acquire some on the cheap I get it but that's the exception, not the rule.

[Jdtirado]

considering the cost of legit kegs I'm wondering why anyone goes that route anymore. if you can acquire some on the cheap I get it but that's the exception, not the rule.

Explain?

[positiveContact]

Explain?

buying used kegs that are legal is getting expensive. you then have to modify the keg to meet your needs. you could just buy a kettle intended for the job right from the start.

[HVB]

buying used kegs that are legal is getting expensive. you then have to modify the keg to meet your needs. you could just buy a kettle intended for the job right from the start.

Some people feel that if you buy a keg of beer and pay the deposit you own the keg. This is not true. Few years back there would be multi-page rants about people "stealing" kegs and he legality of it. Man, I miss those threads. I think pots are a better way to go, IMO.

[positiveContact]

I think pots are a better way to go, IMO.

what are your reasons (assuming the kegs are legal)?