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Date: 05 Aug 2006 22:44:49
From: erl
Subject: EDME keg for sale (locally), cheap
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I have a like-new EDME keg for sale in the merrimac valley/
southern NH area. Cheap. Asking ten bucks. Or even less
if this post results in lots of derisive laughter.
Let's get one thing out of the way -- this thing is junk. Well,
allright, not quite junk; it works, but there's a reason
people move on to corny kegs. Okay, now, while I wait
for my copy of "sales pitch techniques" on tape to arive in
the mail, some info:
I am selling this because I have corny kegs, and as I haven't
brewed in three years, I sure don't need it. It is in perfect
working condition. It includes a heavy plastic keg, with a
lid with O-ring, a plastic CO2 injector that takes 8g cartridges,
and an ordinary spigot with a floating pickup at the bottom.
No leaks.
Sanitize with your choice of deadly toxin, add priming sugar,
and afix lid. Use an empty CO2 cartridge or nothing at all in
the injector for several days. Then add a cartridge, chill, and
dispense.
What's good: It works. If you're serious about brewing, go
with corny kegs like everyone else. If you're on a tight budget,
get this. Great for parties where you don't want to bring your
CO2 tank & regulator, if for example, you're worried it might
turn out to be the sort of party where those items end up
being confiscated by the police as evidence. This thing could
easily be pressed into service as a sparge-tank for larger batches
as it would hold ~8.5 gallons, has handles molded into the sides,
has a spigot and is very heavy (5mm?) polypropylene. Not much
use for boiling wort in.
Not so good: You must sugar prime, unless you have about
$10/batch to spend on CO2 cartridges, in which case you'd
have real kegs, wouldn't you? As there is a lot of headspace
for even a six-gallon batch, it only takes about a half-cup of
corn sugar to prime. After that, you use the CO2 cartridges
to dispense. It takes 3-4 of those to dispense an entire 5-6
gallon batch with a decent head. It takes little (8g) cartridges
which doesn't help. And they run a bit pricey; sorry, it's been
too long to remember exactly, but I think ~$7 for a 12-pack.
You can hear the CO2 go in as the beer comes out, but that
doesn't guarantee you won't eventually dispense that last beer
of the evening just as the cartidge is giving up, and then come
back to flat beer a few days later. If that happens, you can
re-prime with sugar, or expect to go through the better part
of two cartridges to force-carbonate. Oh, and it's not tall &
skinny like a corny; it looks as if someone fed one of those
hineken keg-cans a bunch of steriods, so that means you'll
pretty much have to find a full-size fridge to dedicate to this
thing. Oh, and if some dope tries to lift the thing by the
injector, it will break (it's plastic with a metal regulator inside).
I think it would be a shame for me to throw this out, as it works
and besides, that would be environmentally naughty. So I'll let
it go to anyone with $10 who is willing to pick it up in my area.
Sorry, but I just don't see me shipping this. Sold for some $65
in brew shops in its day. Was a bargain at that price (not!).
Don't know if it's made anymore. The only part I could see
needing to be replaced is the injector. If that breaks, I know
morebeer sells one made for corny kegs. I'm sure it could
easily be modified to work with this. And when I say "I'm sure",
I mean the kind of sure feeling you get when you've never
actually seen the thing.
If you're still reading, contact me at
Enn
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adelphia
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communist.
You may reply to this post if you wish to make fun of me or
warn others from purchasing this, but it's not a good way to
actually contact me if you want the thing.
Eric
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Date: 07 Aug 2006 21:34:53
From: erl
Subject: Re: FREE EDME keg, southern NH
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Price reduced! And location included in the subject line
this time, although I doubt that will make any difference.
Surely someone knows some impoverished brewer that
could get some use out of this thing?
erl
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Date: 08 Aug 2006 20:49:50
From: erl
Subject: I am a dope...
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...like I didn't make that clear with my product description?
Anyway, in my lame defense, my ISP *used to* forward emails
sent to .com, but no longer. My email address actually ends in
.net
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adelphia
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Thanks for reading.
erl
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