Beer Nipples

[vicelore]

SOO now that iv got your attention

lol

How do you guys get your nipple/barb things off your kornys to change the seals ??

In particular the star shaped ones ?? i recon some monkey grips would fck them right up if i just try them.

Cheers guys

 

[barls]

you talking keg posts???
if so i just use a ring spanner

 

[vicelore]

Yea man i didnt know what they are called.

what about the star looking ones ?? ring spanner do them too ??

Cheers vice.

 

[justsomeguy]

Do you mean the gas in and beer out posts when you said 'nipple/barb things' ?

If so then Deep Throat Sockets should do the trick !

Not kidding either. I've got a set of imperial ones that are actually called 'Deep Throat' sockets. The socket is about twice as long as a standard socket. I bought a set because I found that some posts required different sized sockets to fit properly.

gary

 

[goatherder]

7/8" ring spanner will do both posts on a corny.

 

[justsomeguy]

7/8" ring spanner will do both posts on a corny.

Depends on the posts. Some posts have a star-shaped base while others are six-sided. Also some are 7/8" and some aren't. Thats why I bought a set of sockets. Some of my posts are star-shaped and some aren't and some take a 7/8" spanner and some don't.

Ring spanner won't do the star-shaped posts but a socket will.

gary

 

[cozmocracker]

check this video out, he shows you how to pull apart and clean.

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=sP5gOujjjpM


hes quite funny also!

 

[vicelore]

Ok thanks guys ill raid my mates tool set.

Cheers vice

 

[vicelore]

check this video out, he shows you how to pull apart and clean.

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=sP5gOujjjpM

Awesome thanks man.

Ill check that out .

Cheers again guys.

Vice

 

[goatherder]

Sorry to disagree with you, but the 7/8" ring spanner I have does all the star shaped posts on my cornies, as well as the hex shaped ones.

 

[imellor]

This is the shape or the ring spanner you need.

 

[justsomeguy]

Sorry to disagree with you, but the 7/8" ring spanner I have does all the star shaped posts on my cornies, as well as the hex shaped ones.

As I said previously 'Some of my posts are star-shaped and some aren't and some take a 7/8" spanner and some don't '.

I just checked again to make sure that I'm not a total tooltard and confirmed that I have a star-shaped post that takes a 7/8" socket and another post that takes a 11/16" socket. So there are at least two different sized spanners than may be required. Hopefully vicelore has all posts sized the same.

gary

 

[quantocks]

I had tried all the regular sizes mentioned here but found nothing fit. After going back and forth I bought a whole spanner set from Bunnings for 10 bucks and it fits anything now

so just go to Bunnings and get a set of open ended spanners

 

[clean brewer]

I had the same issues when I got my kegs, 3 of them needed 11/16" to undo them and bloody 1 of them needed a bigger 22mm ring spanner to get it off, did I have one?? No.. :angry:

Off to Bunnings at 830 at night, just bought a $13 set of about 25 ring spanners and all was good, its a good idea to double check the size of the posts when you buy them to see if you do have tools to undo them..

Cheers

 

[Goofinder]

As far as I know, there are two sizes, 11/16" and 7/8". I managed to get one of each with my two kegs. I could get the 11/16" off with a shifter and the hex 7/8" as well but the gas in post is a 12-sided 7/8" which is just about impossible to move with anything other than a 7/8" ring spanner (or deep socket).

I went looking through a few places trying to find an imperial set that had both sizes and was a reasonable price (since I'm not going to use them for anything else) but couldn't find anything. Ended up picking a ring spanner of each size at a local motor parts shop from their box of assorted spanners - $2 each.

 

[Batz]

View attachment 23646

This is the shape or the ring spanner you need.

I am going outside now....to scream

Batz h34r:

 

[imellor]

I am going outside now....to scream

Batz h34r:

Sorry Batz
Should have been clearer. Pic was a 12 point ring. You can also get a 6 point ring that will not work on the star posts.

Posted this as someone else said a ring would not do the star posts