Nice gift. Great kids :)

Ball lock seems to be more abundant and they work fine for me. A chest
freezer with a temp control works great or any old fridge will do.

You can look for them on:
[url]www.craigslist.org[/url]

If you want to get fancy here's an excellent site with DIY:
[url]http://www.thegatesofdawn.ca/wordpress/homebrewing/kegerator/[/url]


I got lucky and found my 2 tap kegerator on craigslist and it was already
made. Just somebody getting out of the brewing hobby.

For me kegging beats bottling hands down.

Good luck and this group is a great resource for those "what do I do now?"
and also the you will not believe what just happened to me/what I did?"


"Bill Velek" <billvelek@alltel.net> wrote in message
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> My kids just gave me a kegging system for Christmas, with the option of
> exchanging out whatever I need at our local homebrewshop ... since the
> kids weren't really sure what they were getting. Anyway, they gave me the
> regulator (two gauges on it so I assume that it is a dual-pressure
> system), hoses, CO2 bottle, etc., plus a themostat and instructions for
> converting a freezer, and one reconditioned 5-gallon 'Pepsi' cornie keg.
> Before I do anything with this stuff, I'm looking for suggestions/advice
> regarding which variety of keg is better -- pin-lock or ball-lock? I'm
> speaking now about maintenance problems as well as availability of
> additional kegs and replacement parts. Naturally, if I convert a freezer
> I'm going to want several kegs ... all of the same type. Also, in regard
> to a freezer conversion, I'm also considering the merits of something like
> a dorm-type refrigerator with a jockey-box inside and just storing the
> kegs warm; any comments about that will be appreciated, too.
>
> Thanks for any advice. Boy, it's going to be nice to cut back on bottling.
> I have three batches in secondary right now: an IPA, a California Common,
> and a Cherry Wheat.
>
> Cheers.
>
> Bill Velek
>
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