Which is better pin lock or ball lock kegs?
Since standard Ball Lock and Pin Lock Lids are interchangeable. A good upgrade for Pin Lock kegs is to replace Pin Lock style lids with Ball Lock Style Lids. Ball Lock style lids are, in my opinion, superior because the manual PRV allows you to easily vent your keg as needed.
How does a pin lock keg work?
The spring tension between the poppet of the keg valve and the poppet of the ball lock are balanced so that when they are opposed or connected they open so that liquid or gas can flow and when released, the springs force the valves to close.
What is a Firestone keg?
Firestone kegs are also called pin locks – although since ball locks are more popular some companies are replacing the posts with ball lock posts. Other differences – Corny kegs have a pressure relief valve in the lid. On pin lock you must press the gas valve.
What is a ball lock keg?
Ball lock kegs are a little leaner, but a little taller where pin locks are a little shorter, but a little wider. Ball lock keg connections use a ring of ball bearings to secure connections to keg posts while pin lock connections use a “tongue and groove” type set up to secure connections.
What are the different types of kegs?
There are three styles of kegs that you can use. There are Ball Lock, Pin Lock, and sankey kegs. Ball and Pin lock are very similar, but their small differences do set them apart. Sankey kegs are most used by commercial breweries, but can be used by a homebrewer just as well.
How do you bleed a pin lock keg?
Re: Pin lock kegs and pressure bleed valves Probably the easiest, no-extra-anything needed method is to simply connect the gas to it’s post at lowish psi (4-5psi) while keeping the lid slightly cracked. The gas will flow and be released out the cracked lid.
How do you identify a keg?
One of the easiest ways to tell is to look at the top of the keg. If the rubber handles are full circles they are Firestone/Spartanburg. If the rubber is notched in the post area then it is a Cornelius type. Take a look at the picture below.
What is the size of the pin lock keg?
The Pin Lock Keg is about 9″ in diameter. The official specs for this offering are 22-24″ tall and 9″ diameter. Ball Lock vs Pin Lock Lids Ball Lock Style Lid. Notice the pull ring.
What is the difference between a pin lock and ball lock?
A ball lock keg dimensions are approximately 25” tall x 8.5” in diameter, while pin lock kegs are approx 22” tall x 9” in diameter. Both will hold 5 gallons, or about 40 pints of your favorite homebrew.
What are the benefits of ball lock vs pin lock kegs?
Really, there is no benefit between one or the other exception being space. If you have pin lock kegs and a short space, you may benefit from using those pin locks. Pin locks are shorter and fatter. For me, I went ball lock so I could have more kegs in a smaller space.
What is the difference between PRV and ball lock keg lids?
The difference is in manual PRV functionality. Ball Lock Keg lids have a pull ring that allows you to manually vent the keg as you’d like. You may want to do that for the purpose of removing the keg lid or to vent excess pressure in an attempt to get down to a lower pressure.