Keg post sizing question

Thu Jul 15, 2010 9:49 am

I bought 4 kegs (first time kegging) and i took the posts, rings, tubes, and popits off to clean them. when i went to put them back on, i noticed that i had 3 gas and 5 liquid posts. I didnt notice this until i had already kegged two beers. One of the last two kegs i have wont fit the Gas post on the in side of the keg. It doesnt want to thread on. I took that post and threaded it on to the other keg with no problem and i put a liquid post on to the "problem" keg in with no problem.

I know that a gas disconect could go on to a liquid post and not vice versa, but the gas disconnect wont lock on the liquid post. I could crank it on with a wrench but i sure as sht dont want to strip the keg.

Whats my question? why wouldn't a gas post thread onto a cornelius keg? Aren't the posts standard?
Second question - why wont the gas line lock down on a bev post?

Unfortunately i dont have any additional gas posts to try on that keg so when they become available i will try it.

Maybe it isnt a cornelius keg. Hmm. i will check this out. i dont know why it matters though.
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Re: Keg post sizing question

Thu Jul 15, 2010 12:27 pm

Well this is helpful. Nevermind.

http://www.dresselbrew.com/Keg_Info.htm
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Re: Keg post sizing question

Fri Jul 16, 2010 12:50 pm

As you have found out, posts aren't interchangeable between different brands of kegs.

I use the PBW soak method for cleaning and dump all of the small parts into the bottom of the keg to keep everything together for each keg.
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