Help me Keg

[sockmerchant]

I like bottles. I really do. I mostly brew belgian beers, and they seem to benefit from bottle conditioning. 

But damn it, I have been brewing too much lately. Getting hold of more and more bottles has become a major pain in the ass.

So I reckon i need to get into kegging. Not for the belgians mind you, but the session beers would be good.

There are a few kegging discussions that showed up in the search, but they seem to be from a year or more ago. 

My fermentation fridge fits two fermenters easy so I am sure i can fit one or more kegs in there as well (fridge is only for pilsner/lagers etc, so 10C max).

So...whats the best deal at the moment? Probably wont put taps on the fridge at this point so gun is fine. 

Thanks guys!

[sockmerchant]

How long are the shanks you got? 

[John H]

They are around 100mm. Almost too short but had to cut away some lagging and put in a timber panel on the inside of the door so they are fine. Too much longer and would have had to drop a keg - fridge on the small side.

[sockmerchant]

Looks like to get a perlick tap, shank, handle, a bunch of tubing, another beer out disconnect, manifold, some clamps, a drip tray, and a bunch of hops will cost me about $250 with shipping. Still seems a fair bit cheaper than getting it here. 

[Kelly Milligan]

Just picked up this guy from Brewcraft Mt Eden! 5kg converted extinguisher, tested, filled and ready to rumble for $160! bargain. That fire-truck red really pops too ;)

[sockmerchant]

nice!