What type of keg is it?

Thu Oct 16, 2008 1:10 pm

Hello everyone.
I bought some used kegs from a friend. One of the kegs I made rootbeer in it. I need the keg for my beer so I pulled out all the rubber fittings, poppet valves and all. Looking at the valves, I notice that there are 2 different types in them. According to this website; http://dresselbrew.com/Keg_Info.htm, I have the type A ball lock, but types B, for sure, and unsure on the other. It has the feet of type A or B, but the height of type D. I looked on the keg, but can not find what type of keg it is and my friend has moved away. Any ideas what to do?

Thanks in advance.

P.S.
Are both of the poppets supposed to be the same? The keg did come from Pepsi in Ohio, if that helps.
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Re: What type of keg is it?

Thu Oct 16, 2008 2:08 pm

Lots of kegs are pretty old so it's not unusual to find mismatched poppits. Also, replacement plug/poppit assemblies of recent manufacture are out there. They are a direct replacement for corney ball lock posts. They might be using a different poppit design. The poppits in each side of your keg should be the same design, but if it's not leaking, don't worry about it. If you remove the poppits for cleaning, make sure you put them back into their original posts.
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