Looking to Build my first Kegging system: Advice Needed
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 1:16 pm
Hello all,
So I'm looking real hard at building my first kegging system. There are just a few things that are key to what I'm looking for.
I have a 20lb C02 Tank already. I want to start out with a 2 Keg Ball Lock set up.
I do not mind the used Corny's but the new ones do look cool. I figure I can upgrade those later if needed.
Also, I do have a fridge that I can see eventually making into a faucet set up, but for now I was just thinking about keeping it simple and then maybe upgrading to facets down the road. (Should be easy to do that upgrade right?)
So I was looking around at some pricing on some of the sites that I have ran into from the posts here in this forum and just a simple looksee on ebay and here is what I have came up with.
$235 w/o the tank: http://www.midwestsupplies.com/kegging/ ... ystem.html
$204 w/o the Tank (Lesser Regulator than the one above. Seems that this one is a bit more "Touchy" aka less consistent) gas line is 5/16" inner diameter and is 4' long. The beer line is 3/16" inner diameter and 5' long http://www.midwestsupplies.com/review/p ... t/id/3708/
$175 (Has a Duel gauge splitter type Regulator) 5 feet of 5/16 Inch gas line. 5 feet of 3/16 Inch beer line http://www.beveragefactory.com/draftbee ... _kit.shtml
$275 http://www.homebrewing.org/Kegging-syst ... _1779.html
Kegconnection was going to be around $290 (And you would need to piece the kit together)
Northern Brewer was going to be around $275 (And you would need to piece the kit together)
Beverage Elements was going to be around $255 (And you would need to piece the kit together)
Should I be concerned with the quality aspect of the two cheaper options? Anyone have any alternatives that they would mind suggesting?
So I'm looking real hard at building my first kegging system. There are just a few things that are key to what I'm looking for.
I have a 20lb C02 Tank already. I want to start out with a 2 Keg Ball Lock set up.
I do not mind the used Corny's but the new ones do look cool. I figure I can upgrade those later if needed.
Also, I do have a fridge that I can see eventually making into a faucet set up, but for now I was just thinking about keeping it simple and then maybe upgrading to facets down the road. (Should be easy to do that upgrade right?)
So I was looking around at some pricing on some of the sites that I have ran into from the posts here in this forum and just a simple looksee on ebay and here is what I have came up with.
$235 w/o the tank: http://www.midwestsupplies.com/kegging/ ... ystem.html
$204 w/o the Tank (Lesser Regulator than the one above. Seems that this one is a bit more "Touchy" aka less consistent) gas line is 5/16" inner diameter and is 4' long. The beer line is 3/16" inner diameter and 5' long http://www.midwestsupplies.com/review/p ... t/id/3708/
$175 (Has a Duel gauge splitter type Regulator) 5 feet of 5/16 Inch gas line. 5 feet of 3/16 Inch beer line http://www.beveragefactory.com/draftbee ... _kit.shtml
$275 http://www.homebrewing.org/Kegging-syst ... _1779.html
Kegconnection was going to be around $290 (And you would need to piece the kit together)
Northern Brewer was going to be around $275 (And you would need to piece the kit together)
Beverage Elements was going to be around $255 (And you would need to piece the kit together)
Should I be concerned with the quality aspect of the two cheaper options? Anyone have any alternatives that they would mind suggesting?