Ball vs Pin Lock

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Ball vs Pin Lock

Post by stewsbrew902 » Mon May 01, 2017 7:59 pm

I was just given 2 of these keg connectors, as I am planning to make the switch from bottling to kegging. I have some other gear too, but want to make sure these keg connectors are in fact what I think they are. I think they are ball lock, mainly because there is a ball inside each of them, so it seems obvious. But I just want to confirm before looking at kegs.

Not sure if you can tell from pictures or not but here they are.

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Re: Ball vs Pin Lock

Post by stewsbrew902 » Mon May 01, 2017 8:18 pm

Okay so I've been doing more research and it looks like the are neither. They are apparently Sanke Couplers. I looked even further into it and apparently they are style "D", which is american. Now the question is, can I purchase kegs for these? or is better to go the cornelius route?

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Re: Ball vs Pin Lock

Post by Jimmy » Mon May 01, 2017 8:27 pm

You can purchase sanke kegs - that's what most breweries around use.

I'd go the corny route if it was me. Easier to clean, and easier to purchase in small quantities.

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Re: Ball vs Pin Lock

Post by stewsbrew902 » Mon May 01, 2017 8:54 pm

So sanke kegs I'm going to assume are larger than cornelius? I know the ones I see on Kijiji right now are 58.6L. Are most of them around that size?

Maybe I'll just try and sell the connectors that I have. Since I've been planning to start kegging I've always been thinking Cornelius kegs, as they seem the most simple option.

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Re: Ball vs Pin Lock

Post by Jimmy » Mon May 01, 2017 10:33 pm

Most that you'll find on kijiji will probably be the 30L or 58L ones, however, 20L sanke kegs can be purchased.

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Re: Ball vs Pin Lock

Post by Thirsty » Tue May 02, 2017 9:20 am

This was posted in another thread but might be helpful as you do your research. Conry ball locks for $55+tax with free shipping. Typically available locally for $80+

https://www.ontariobeerkegs.com/Cleaned ... tested.htm

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