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One of the guys at work and I got to talking about homebrew and he is looking to get into it. I mentioned some of the different systems you can use and we started talking about corney kegs. His wife used to run a booth at one of the local street fairs and he was pretty sure he had several corneys out in his yard. He brought me one today (still full of cola) and said I was welcome to it. After blowing off the pressure and then cleaning I am ready to start getting it ready for my next brew.



Only problem is I'm not sure where to start. I know its a ball lock system, just not sure where to get the parts to get it up and running. I know I'm going to need quick connects, a regulator and hoses, not to mention a CO2 source (I've got 150# cylinder and a number of cylinders from 9 oz to 25 oz that we use for paintball, but I would prefer to find a good 5# or so.)

I may also be building a mini kegerator for it in the near future.

Anyone have a good source for these and any good links for web material on them?

Nice score! Kegging just rocks.

I would first change out all the soft gaskets. They tend to harbor flavors from cola.

http://www.mcmaster.com/

Dip tubes seals
Pack 90025K368
Double Seal Buna-N O-Ring AS568A Dash Number 109, Packs of 100 (Same as 90025K12)
$4.96

Post Rings
Pack 9396K24
Silicone O-Ring AS568A Dash Number 111, Packs of 100 (Same as 9396K6)
$11.42

Lid O-Rings
Packs 9452K218
Buna-N O-Ring AS568A Dash Number 417, Packs of 10 (Same as 9452K342)
$12.50

I got a lot of my kegging stuff from Tom Hargrave Sales off of eBay: http://stores.ebay.com/Tom-Hargrave-Sales

Here is a link to a kegging demo I did a few meetings ago: OVHA Kegging 101 CLICK ME

I'm sure I'll think of some other stuff.