Or could i buy a few ball lock pin lock conversion bits and get a few cheap corny kegs! เกี่ยวกับเรา. £18.15. As the vast majority of home brewers use Ball Lock kegs and ball lock fittings we have decided to move away from Pin Lock Disconnects that simply not popular and difficult to get spare parts for. Historically, pin lock kegs were used primarily by the Coca-Cola company, while ball lock kegs were used primarily by Pepsi. Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1 . examples being, changing gas and tap feeds and will this be compatible? 5 gallons comes to just below the gas tube level, and full to overflowing (without lid) is 5.3 gal. I fermented a 5.5 gal IPA at 90 degrees with dry Kveik yeast and some fermcap, and only had a small amount of krausen come out of a blowoff tube connected to the gas post. Transfer the beer from FK to SK using liquid-liquid jumper hose using the CO 2 tank attached to the gas port of the FK. PERA MFL Gas&Liquid Quick Beer keg Pin lock disconnect set, 1/4, Black, white, red 4.2 out of 5 stars 16. Please ensure your keg is compatible prior to ordering. E. El Duderino Member . 19/32" - 18 pitch threads, fits most Cornelius Spartan & Super Champion kegs. If you are building a kegging system, it is good to note that there are different types of gas disconnects and depending on your keg you will require a pin lock or ball lock disconnect. The Pin Lock Gas Line Assembly includes a pin lock gas/in quick disconnect, 3 feet of 1/4" tubing, and two hose clamps and barb swivel nuts. Pin-lockdisconnects lock on with a twist of the collar.Ball Lock kegs, also known as Pepsi kegs, were used by everyone else (aka General Beverage). Gas disconnects are made from Stainless Steel, Plastic or a combination of both. Simply thread the open end to the gas-out of your regulator or CO2 manifold, hook up the pin lock fitting to your pin lock keg, and you're ready to turn up the pressure on those kegs. So to attach these to the kegs you push down and then twist the disconnect to engage the collet. Are you sure they're not there? Transparent and dark grey coupling with two slots corresponding to the two pins on the gas post. I already purchased a second keg, and plan to buy more to use as fermenters for beers that turn around quickly. The Pin Lock Keg is about 9″ in diameter. These pin lock disconnects are the ones that fit onto Coca Cola Kegs. While there are conversion kits, pin lock and ball quick disconnects are not interchangeable. $15.99. ! Of note, the gas side has two pins and the draught three, so the lines cannot be confused. $8.04. These kegs use pin-lock type disconnects to connect & disconnect the gas and liquid lines. can only fit 5 pin locks in my carbonating/lagering fridge, if I have at least 2 ball lock kegs I can fit 6. They are called pin lock disconnects because they interlock with the posts on the kegs using 2 or 3 pins. Pin lock kegs require pin lock disconnects. Quick View. This disconnect has a 1/4" MFL that can use and of the hose on our site using the swivel nuts (1/4" for 3/16 or 1/4" hose or 5/16 for the 5/16 hose). They utilize pins on the air and liquid posts to lock the disconnects in place. Brew on While the above will hold true for probably 95% of the pin lock kegs out there one of the things to keep in mind is that there were many variations of the different brands of kegs manufactured so it is possible that you have kegs that don’t fit either of those two descriptions. The are less popular than ball lock fittings but still quite common in the home brewing industry. When the connector is attached, these pins hold it in place. They usually stick inside the gas post when I remove it. 50cm line length. This is the gas in side of the keg, it has two pins. ฿ 180.00. Next. I haven't seen this information reported elsewhere. Amazon.de: Küchen- und Haushaltsartikel online - Pin Lock Pigtail Liquid & Gas Assembly by Kegconnection. Pin lock kegs use a bayonet mount consisting of radial pins on the posts and corresponding slots on the fittings. View full details Add to cart Cyber week Sale Pin Lock Disconnect Beverage Out - Flare CM Becker $6.49 & FREE Shipping over $49. The keg does seem to be a bit thinner than my other 5 gal corney kegs, but it doesn't really matter. Coca-Cola uses pin lock kegs, which are less common and typically less desirable since they do not have a pressure relief valve on the lid of the keg. There are two main types of Corny kegs: “pin-lock” and “ball-lock” styles. Move the spunding valve to the serving keg’s gas post and set it very, very low, like 1-2 psi. Back when I was buying all of my kegging equipment, I read a few stories of people who fucked up their primary regulators due to accidentally connecting their gas disconnect to the beer-out post, which is impossible with pin lock kegs. Pin lock quick disconnects use a connecting mechanism of horizontal pins on the posts to attach. Pin lock kegs are 5 gallon stainless steel kegs. Have you ever lost or damaged the o-ring that's inside your keg QDs? I have noticed pin lock corny kegs going cheap in my area and wondering would it be much hassle converting systems? This is a gas disconnect for a Cornelius or Firestone pin lock keg. This is a replacement keg post for pin-lock style corny kegs. View full details Add to cart Cyber week Sale Body Connect for Pin Lock Corny Keg Beer Out (3 Pins) Brewmaster $9.99 & FREE Shipping over $49. This article is geared toward ball lock kegs. Gas ball lock quick disconnects will fit these posts. Pin-lock kegs, also known as Coke kegs, were used by the Coca-Cola Company. อ่านเพิ่มเติม. สินค้าหมดแล้ว. The spunding valve on the SK should expel any CO 2 that needs to be displaced as the new keg fills. Ball Lock Corny Keg Quick Disconnect Gas In - Barb Fitting KegLand $4.69 9. I ask because I have six pin lock kegs, and two of them have tiny gas dip tubes that are maybe a quarter of an inch long. Keg Ball Lock or Pin Lock Quick Disconnect Replacement O-Ring Gasket CM Becker $0.59 & FREE Shipping over $49. Add: Carbonating Keg Lid. £5.85. These instructions do work for pin lock kegs also, you just have to use the gas inlet as your pressure relief valve. - Two Used 5 Gallon Pin Lock Corny Kegs - Double Gas line assembly with MFL fittings, Fifteen (15) feet of Thick Wall Gas Line (details below) - Two Picnic Tap assemblies with MFL disconnects. So, if both of our measurements are correct, pin lock kegs hold slightly less than ball locks. But the extra girth is a problem. ฿ 180.00. Next, remove the short gas dip tube and the long beer dip tube. You can make your own socket with a Dremel tool or buy one from a homebrew supply store that carries keg parts and tools. Official specs for this specific model are 25″ tall and 8.5″ diameter. Pin Lock Keg Disconnector- 1/4 barb Gas Side. Perfect for dispensing your homebrew. The check valve prevents liquid from traveling up into the gas system (which can happen with a regular disconnect if the liquid level is above the gas dip tube and the pressure in the keg is higher than in gas line). Customers who viewed this item also viewed . PERA MFL Gas&Liquid Quick Beer keg Pin lock disconnect set, 1/4, Black, white, red 4.0 out of 5 stars 14. As a result we have significantly reduced the number of pin lock fittings available which is … I can attest that these short dip tubes work just fine. 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