Soon to be new to kegging

[ZZ]

Do refurbished kegs typically retain the soda smell even after soaked and cleaned?

I'd change out all the gaskets to make sure there's nothing left over from the soda.

[TimmyR]

I'd change out all the gaskets to make sure there's nothing left over from the soda.

To include poppets? Or just all the rubber? Thanks!

[Bugeater]

I'd change out all the gaskets to make sure there's nothing left over from the soda.

To include poppets? Or just all the rubber? Thanks!

Not enough rubber in the poppets to be a problem. I only change them if they leak.

Wayne
Bugeater Brewing Company

[Korak]

So I have been looking a small fridges and some kegerators I found one that can hold 2 korny kegs or 1 half barrel, my question iswould it fit my glass carboy also?? so that way I can control my fermentaion. any thoughts would be appericated
thanks

[BDawg]

So I have been looking a small fridges and some kegerators I found one that can hold 2 korny kegs or 1 half barrel, my question iswould it fit my glass carboy also?? so that way I can control my fermentaion. any thoughts would be appericated
thanks

Take a look at my kegerator (click me) and scroll down to the pic in the "CO2 Tank & Gas Supply Lines" section. It shows a 5 gal carboy with 3 pc airlock inside, along with some corny's. You can just barely make out from the frost marks on the side that the top of the airlock is a little shorter than the corny. So, depending on how much taller your primary carboy is than your secondary, you should be able to fit it in there.

Oh, and VERY nice kegorator, damntheman!

[TimmyR]

BDawg - absolutely sweet set-up. I am expecting my chest freezer soon and plan to run kegs w/pony taps until can construct a collar. I really like the abilty the collar gives you to mount manifolds and put a larger Co2 cylinder outside. I expect to use styrofoam to "divide" the space so I can slightly heat a carboy (if needed) and serve from kegs.

Did you have clearance in your kegerator b-4 you built the collar?