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Date: 15 Nov 2006 13:49:11
From: MattMika
Subject: Cheapest Cornies?
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Anyone know who's got the cheapest 5 gal ball valve cornelius kegs
available right now?
I've bought from Adventure's in Homebrewing before, they've got single
handle kegs for $15, two handlers for $18 and 22inch tall kegs for
$25.
Anyone know someplace that can beat those prices or offers cheap
shipping?
TIA
Matt Mika
"These animals evacuate ethyl alcohol from their bowels and carbon dioxide from their urinary organs. Thus, one can observe how a specially lighter fluid is exuded from the anus and rises vertically whereas a stream of carbon dioxide is ejected at very short intervals from enormously long genitales."
Justus Freiherr von Liebig - 1839
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Date: 15 Nov 2006 18:54:11
From: alebrewer
Subject: Re: Cheapest Cornies?
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MattMika wrote:
> Anyone know who's got the cheapest 5 gal ball valve cornelius kegs
> available right now?
>
> I've bought from Adventure's in Homebrewing before, they've got single
> handle kegs for $15, two handlers for $18 and 22inch tall kegs for
> $25.
>
> Anyone know someplace that can beat those prices or offers cheap
> shipping?
>
> TIA
> Matt Mika
>
>From my experience, those are pretty good prices. Particularly when
you consider the life of the keg, you really would have to get them for
free to see a signifigant cost difference. In my experience, even
buying at a LHBS at $25 will beat $18 plus shipping. Even if you have
to pay $40 each, the difference is less than the cost of ingredients
for a single batch. And, if for the higher price you have a keg that
isn't dented, has been cleaned and the o-rings replaced, you're ahead
of the game, in my book.
ab
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Date: 15 Nov 2006 22:49:19
From: Dan Logcher
Subject: Re: Cheapest Cornies?
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alebrewer wrote:
> MattMika wrote:
>
>>Anyone know who's got the cheapest 5 gal ball valve cornelius kegs
>>available right now?
>>
>>I've bought from Adventure's in Homebrewing before, they've got single
>>handle kegs for $15, two handlers for $18 and 22inch tall kegs for
>>$25.
>>
>>Anyone know someplace that can beat those prices or offers cheap
>>shipping?
>>
>>TIA
>>Matt Mika
>>
>
>
>>From my experience, those are pretty good prices. Particularly when
> you consider the life of the keg, you really would have to get them for
> free to see a signifigant cost difference. In my experience, even
> buying at a LHBS at $25 will beat $18 plus shipping. Even if you have
> to pay $40 each, the difference is less than the cost of ingredients
> for a single batch. And, if for the higher price you have a keg that
> isn't dented, has been cleaned and the o-rings replaced, you're ahead
> of the game, in my book.
I was getting good, clean kegs delivered for $19 - $20 from Adventure's
in Homebrewing until they raised their price. Apparently they were bidding
against a scrap metal guy for the latest shipment of kegs, and their cost
went up around $5/keg..
My LHBS sells used kegs for $34/ea.
--
Dan
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Date: 15 Nov 2006 22:35:04
From: Jim
Subject: Re: Cheapest Cornies?
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alebrewer wrote on 11/15/2006 9:54 PM:
> MattMika wrote:
>> Anyone know who's got the cheapest 5 gal ball valve cornelius kegs
>> available right now?
>>
>> I've bought from Adventure's in Homebrewing before, they've got single
>> handle kegs for $15, two handlers for $18 and 22inch tall kegs for
>> $25.
>>
>> Anyone know someplace that can beat those prices or offers cheap
>> shipping?
>>
>> TIA
>> Matt Mika
>>
>
>>From my experience, those are pretty good prices. Particularly when
> you consider the life of the keg, you really would have to get them for
> free to see a signifigant cost difference. In my experience, even
> buying at a LHBS at $25 will beat $18 plus shipping. Even if you have
> to pay $40 each, the difference is less than the cost of ingredients
> for a single batch. And, if for the higher price you have a keg that
> isn't dented, has been cleaned and the o-rings replaced, you're ahead
> of the game, in my book.
>
> ab
>
I recently bought one from here:
http://www.homebrewing.org/5-Gallon-Cornelious-Keg-Ball-Lock_p_0-70.html
I got it, and it was clean and is currently holding my lastest batch.
Jim
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Date: 16 Nov 2006 00:21:55
From: John 'Shaggy' Kolesar
Subject: Re: Cheapest Cornies?
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On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 13:49:11 -0700, <mattmika@hotmail.com > wrote:
> Anyone know who's got the cheapest 5 gal ball valve cornelius kegs
> available right now?
>
> I've bought from Adventure's in Homebrewing before, they've got single
> handle kegs for $15, two handlers for $18 and 22inch tall kegs for
> $25.
>
> Anyone know someplace that can beat those prices or offers cheap
> shipping?
I don't know what their prices are right now, but http://www.rcbequip.com
is often recommended on here and usually has pretty good prices. I've seen
$14 corny kegs there before, but that was a number of years ago.
John.
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Date: 17 Nov 2006 02:14:17
From: Bob F
Subject: Re: Cheapest Cornies?
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"John 'Shaggy' Kolesar" <spam@shagg.net > wrote in message
news:slrnelnc2c.648.spam@weizen.shagg.net...
> On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 13:49:11 -0700, <mattmika@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Anyone know who's got the cheapest 5 gal ball valve cornelius kegs
> > available right now?
> >
> > I've bought from Adventure's in Homebrewing before, they've got single
> > handle kegs for $15, two handlers for $18 and 22inch tall kegs for
> > $25.
> >
> > Anyone know someplace that can beat those prices or offers cheap
> > shipping?
>
> I don't know what their prices are right now, but http://www.rcbequip.com
> is often recommended on here and usually has pretty good prices. I've
seen
> $14 corny kegs there before, but that was a number of years ago.
>
>
2 for $33 now. http://www.rcbequip.com/productCat15956.ctlg
Bob
> John.
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Date: 15 Nov 2006 13:23:29
From: James
Subject: Re: Cheapest Cornies?
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>
> Check www.ebrew.com. Look at their prices on a set of five used kegs.
> They have alot of options for shipping as well.No affiliation yada
> yada. Just a happy customer
>
> James
Scratch that. I read it wrong. I bought a set of four from them a
couple years ago at a very reasonable price, but I don't see that
option any more.
James
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Date: 15 Nov 2006 13:20:33
From: James
Subject: Re: Cheapest Cornies?
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MattMika wrote:
> Anyone know who's got the cheapest 5 gal ball valve cornelius kegs
> available right now?
>
> I've bought from Adventure's in Homebrewing before, they've got single
> handle kegs for $15, two handlers for $18 and 22inch tall kegs for
> $25.
>
> Anyone know someplace that can beat those prices or offers cheap
> shipping?
>
Check www.ebrew.com. Look at their prices on a set of five used kegs.
They have a lot of options for shipping as well.No affiliation- yada
yada. Just a happy customer.
James
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Date: 15 Nov 2006 13:20:02
From: James
Subject: Re: Cheapest Cornies?
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MattMika wrote:
> Anyone know who's got the cheapest 5 gal ball valve cornelius kegs
> available right now?
>
> I've bought from Adventure's in Homebrewing before, they've got single
> handle kegs for $15, two handlers for $18 and 22inch tall kegs for
> $25.
>
> Anyone know someplace that can beat those prices or offers cheap
> shipping?
>
Check www.ebrew.com. Look at their prices on a set of five used kegs.
They have alot of options for shipping as well.No affiliation yada
yada. Just a happy customer
James
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Date: 15 Nov 2006 22:22:19
From: Dan Logcher
Subject: Re: Cheapest Cornies?
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James wrote:
> MattMika wrote:
>
>>Anyone know who's got the cheapest 5 gal ball valve cornelius kegs
>>available right now?
>>
>>I've bought from Adventure's in Homebrewing before, they've got single
>>handle kegs for $15, two handlers for $18 and 22inch tall kegs for
>>$25.
>>
>>Anyone know someplace that can beat those prices or offers cheap
>>shipping?
>>
>
>
> Check www.ebrew.com. Look at their prices on a set of five used kegs.
> They have alot of options for shipping as well.No affiliation yada
> yada. Just a happy customer
I don't see a set of five listed on their site.. and just getting 5
used kegs was pretty pricey.
--
Dan
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Date: 16 Nov 2006 08:29:55
From: James
Subject: Re: Cheapest Cornies?
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>
>
> There are quite a few on eBay...
>
> http://tinyurl.com/vzw3k
The only problem is the shipping. It would cost $21 to ship one keg (to
me anyway) with their shipping vs $9 from ebrew- and I don't live
anywhere near ebrew. I'm assuming their must be some handling charges
in their as well as only giving a few options for shipping. With that
amount of shipping I'd be looking at $40 for one used keg. It seems
like buying local, if possible, is the way to go.
James
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Date: 16 Nov 2006 11:36:24
From: Jim Stansell
Subject: Re: Cheapest Cornies?
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On 16 Nov 2006 08:29:55 -0800, "James" <jstephens4@kc.rr.com > wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> There are quite a few on eBay...
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/vzw3k
>
>The only problem is the shipping. It would cost $21 to ship one keg (to
>me anyway) with their shipping vs $9 from ebrew- and I don't live
>anywhere near ebrew. I'm assuming their must be some handling charges
>in their as well as only giving a few options for shipping. With that
>amount of shipping I'd be looking at $40 for one used keg. It seems
>like buying local, if possible, is the way to go.
>
>James
There's an initial fairly steep cost for the first keg. The marginal
increases for the second through fifth kegs are pretty small (usually
about $2 to $3 per keg). Thus, if you wanted to buy more than one, the
shipping costs become somewhat more reasonable.
My LHBS used to sell them for $15 each......alas, they're all gone.
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Date: 16 Nov 2006 07:22:32
From: James
Subject: Re: Cheapest Cornies?
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>
> I don't see a set of five listed on their site.. and just getting 5
> used kegs was pretty pricey.
>
> --
> Dan
I misread their site. I bought a set of four kegs from them two or
three years ago for $12 piece and reasonable shipping, but it looks
like times have changed. I haven't seen any better deals than the OP's.
James
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Date: 16 Nov 2006 16:15:21
From: Dr. Hardcrab
Subject: Re: Cheapest Cornies?
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"James" <jstephens4@kc.rr.com > wrote in message
news:1163690552.261948.46420@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>>
>> I don't see a set of five listed on their site.. and just getting 5
>> used kegs was pretty pricey.
>>
>> --
>> Dan
>
> I misread their site. I bought a set of four kegs from them two or
> three years ago for $12 piece and reasonable shipping, but it looks
> like times have changed. I haven't seen any better deals than the OP's.
There are quite a few on eBay...
http://tinyurl.com/vzw3k
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Date: 16 Nov 2006 11:49:17
From: Dan Logcher
Subject: Re: Cheapest Cornies?
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Dr. Hardcrab wrote:
> "James" <jstephens4@kc.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:1163690552.261948.46420@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
>
>>
>>>I don't see a set of five listed on their site.. and just getting 5
>>>used kegs was pretty pricey.
>>
>>I misread their site. I bought a set of four kegs from them two or
>>three years ago for $12 piece and reasonable shipping, but it looks
>>like times have changed. I haven't seen any better deals than the OP's.
>
>
>
> There are quite a few on eBay...
>
> http://tinyurl.com/vzw3k
Except those are $40/ea when you add the shipping for me..
--
Dan
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Date: 16 Nov 2006 06:23:43
From: OrganicVeggie
Subject: Re: Cheapest Cornies?
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alebrewer wrote:
> MattMika wrote:
> > Anyone know who's got the cheapest 5 gal ball valve cornelius kegs
> > available right now?
>
> >From my experience, those are pretty good prices. Particularly when
> you consider the life of the keg, you really would have to get them for
> free to see a signifigant cost difference. In my experience, even
> buying at a LHBS at $25 will beat $18 plus shipping. Even if you have
> to pay $40 each, the difference is less than the cost of ingredients
> for a single batch. And, if for the higher price you have a keg that
> isn't dented, has been cleaned and the o-rings replaced, you're ahead
> of the game, in my book.
I agree completely. I purchased 6x kegs from Northern Brewer over a
period of a few years at prices between $25-$30; every time I drove
through St. Paul, I picked up another keg. Looks like they're now
charging $35 / keg. No affiliation, just a long-time, very happy
customer.
-Sean
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Date: 16 Nov 2006 13:23:34
From: MattMika
Subject: Re: Cheapest Cornies?
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On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 13:49:11 -0700, MattMika <mattmika@hotmail.com >
wrote:
>Anyone know who's got the cheapest 5 gal ball valve cornelius kegs
>available right now?
>
>I've bought from Adventure's in Homebrewing before, they've got single
>handle kegs for $15, two handlers for $18 and 22inch tall kegs for
>$25.
>
>Anyone know someplace that can beat those prices or offers cheap
>shipping?
>
>TIA
>Matt Mika
>
>"These animals evacuate ethyl alcohol from their bowels and carbon dioxide from their urinary organs. Thus, one can observe how a specially lighter fluid is exuded from the anus and rises vertically whereas a stream of carbon dioxide is ejected at very short intervals from enormously long genitales."
>
>Justus Freiherr von Liebig - 1839
Thanks for the replies. It seems "Adventures" is the way to go. Just
over $45 dollars for two kegs including shipping. I can get them
locally for $25 each which comes out to about $53 dollars for two with
tax. Not much of a difference but thats approx. 7lbs of grain, a good
portion of a batch and I'm in no hurry.
Matt Mika
"These animals evacuate ethyl alcohol from their bowels and carbon dioxide from their urinary organs. Thus, one can observe how a specially lighter fluid is exuded from the anus and rises vertically whereas a stream of carbon dioxide is ejected at very short intervals from enormously long genitales."
Justus Freiherr von Liebig - 1839
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Date: 17 Nov 2006 13:23:42
From: El Bastardo
Subject: Re: Cheapest Cornies?
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Call your local scrapyard...
I got four very clean cornies for 12 bucks from my local scrapyard.
they get them all the time and hate them since they have to melt the
plastic and rubber off to get to the stainless.
Don
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Date: 17 Nov 2006 15:50:15
From: Bob F
Subject: Re: Cheapest Cornies?
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"El Bastardo" <dtupper8@comcast.net > wrote in message
news:1163798622.496025.237090@f16g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Call your local scrapyard...
>
> I got four very clean cornies for 12 bucks from my local scrapyard.
>
> they get them all the time and hate them since they have to melt the
> plastic and rubber off to get to the stainless.
I've seen cornys used by pest control exterminators to spray chemicals.
I would want to be really sure what they are used for before using
scrapped kegs.
Bob
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Date: 19 Nov 2006 14:55:59
From: Brian Foster
Subject: Re: Cheapest Cornies?
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"Bob F" <bobnospam@gmail.com > wrote in message
news:pu2dnXaXeeOM1sPYnZ2dnUVZ_vidnZ2d@comcast.com...
> I've seen cornys used by pest control exterminators to spray chemicals.
> I would want to be really sure what they are used for before using
> scrapped kegs.
>
> Bob
>
That is so cool. Can you imagine a job where you could bring your home brew
to work with you and drink it while you worked? I never thought to use my
homebrew as a pest control chemical. It works really well on the Miller Lite
and Bud drinkers.......
Just kidding, just kidding......
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Date: 19 Nov 2006 10:14:47
From: Dan Logcher
Subject: Re: Cheapest Cornies?
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Brian Foster wrote:
> "Bob F" <bobnospam@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:pu2dnXaXeeOM1sPYnZ2dnUVZ_vidnZ2d@comcast.com...
>
>>I've seen cornys used by pest control exterminators to spray chemicals.
>>I would want to be really sure what they are used for before using
>>scrapped kegs.
>>
>>Bob
>>
>
> That is so cool. Can you imagine a job where you could bring your home brew
> to work with you and drink it while you worked? I never thought to use my
> homebrew as a pest control chemical. It works really well on the Miller Lite
> and Bud drinkers.......
I've thought about using them to water the plants.. no chemicals involved.
Myabe if I have a totally crap one.
--
Dan
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Date: 17 Nov 2006 16:06:37
From: MattMika
Subject: Re: Cheapest Cornies?
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On 17 Nov 2006 13:23:42 -0800, "El Bastardo" <dtupper8@comcast.net >
wrote:
>Call your local scrapyard...
>
>I got four very clean cornies for 12 bucks from my local scrapyard.
>
>they get them all the time and hate them since they have to melt the
>plastic and rubber off to get to the stainless.
>
>Don
Well I've already ordered two from 'Adventures', but I'll surely keep
your reccommendation in mind in the future. I've been seriously
thinking about a bigger boil kettle, I'm sick and tired of boilovers,
and an old commercial keg from a scrapyard would work nicely,
stainless on the cheap.
Matt Mika
"These animals evacuate ethyl alcohol from their bowels and carbon dioxide from their urinary organs. Thus, one can observe how a specially lighter fluid is exuded from the anus and rises vertically whereas a stream of carbon dioxide is ejected at very short intervals from enormously long genitales."
Justus Freiherr von Liebig - 1839
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Date: 20 Nov 2006 11:26:45
From: El Bastardo
Subject: Re: Cheapest Cornies?
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These all had coke and pepsi labels on them and some sode reminant
inside.
Bob F wrote:
> "El Bastardo" <dtupper8@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:1163798622.496025.237090@f16g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> > Call your local scrapyard...
> >
> > I got four very clean cornies for 12 bucks from my local scrapyard.
> >
> > they get them all the time and hate them since they have to melt the
> > plastic and rubber off to get to the stainless.
>
> I've seen cornys used by pest control exterminators to spray chemicals.
> I would want to be really sure what they are used for before using
> scrapped kegs.
>
> Bob
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