These look a bit rough...

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Permalink Reply by Soren on June 17, 2009 at 8:00am

I think those are the ones I got, from "Kenny Beverages" in chch. They are indeed rough but they work... They also have s/s disconnects selling for $15 a piece and some dispensing gear. The main annoyance is that the connector valves (or what ever they are called) are not all the same, I am using a few different disconnects (both gas and beer) to run the 6 kegs I have going at the moment.... If you get a few they'll drop the price to $60 plus freight.

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Permalink Reply by Reviled on June 17, 2009 at 8:53am

They dont look all that bad, good price too! Are they not standard corny fittings tho?

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Permalink Reply by Soren on June 17, 2009 at 10:39am

I don't know whats going on, the fittings all look the same but I have to switch my disconnects around all the time, bloody annoying.

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Permalink Reply by Toast on June 17, 2009 at 9:20am

60 bucks ain't so bad...I'd rather buy the real deal though. What have they been used for? and do they have pressure release valves? They look to me like they don't.

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Permalink Reply by Soren on June 17, 2009 at 10:40am

Used for soft drinks, coke-syrup and stuff. They do have pressure release valves.

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Permalink Reply by Toast on June 17, 2009 at 9:26am

When I lived in the UK, I bought my Corniesfrom two places, one supplier in the UK who was all right-ish and one in Germany who was great. Shipped within a day. http://www.novanorm.net/ec-shop/index.html
I spoke to him before leaving and he's happy to ship to NZ. 35 Euros a keg is about 75 bucks. You've got shipping on top, but you're buying a really nice keg there. Might be worthwhile clubbing together with some friends and getting some (not me, I'm fully stocked!)

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Permalink Reply by vdog on June 17, 2009 at 9:46am

Just checked that out and it looks like a pretty good option all things considered - could get four kegs and their connectors for around NZ$450 including delivery.

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Permalink Reply by donald stewart on July 5, 2009 at 2:54pm

hi, a mate of mine got 10 between us and they are all good, and it only cost $40.00 for freight for the lot
they have got lots of them ,the kegs were made in nz if you need any parts for them they a firestone keg ,parts from http://beverageequipmentco.com/index.html

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Permalink Reply by Nolen Smith on July 10, 2009 at 9:24am

Donald, I got one of these types of kegs ages ago. What struck me was that the in and out ball lock valves have a male fitting on the bottom rather than a female fitting, which I had never seen. I ordered new Firestone valves from Northern Brewer and the ones they sent are female. What do you have on your kegs and have you had to replace any?

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Permalink Reply by Adrian Tayler on July 9, 2009 at 3:41pm

Hi there, any of these left?

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Permalink Reply by James P on July 9, 2009 at 4:42pm

I would say there are a few Adrain, however you should try Steve at Hallertau in AKL if you are after corney kegs, it would probably be cheaper on the freight too!

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