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there are no prices under "Kegs" on that site except this:
which I highly doubt someone is going to order 10 50l kegs a go custom made.
SPECIAL NOW ON 50L Stainless Steel Kegs - ONLY $149!!!
We are now running a special on 50L stainless steel commercial kegs
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We have a few pallets of these 50L stainless steel kegs that we are clearing at the moment. They are all second hand but only used a few times by a micro brewery, so they are in almost new condition. Call us now for details! Only limited number available.
There's no mention of needing to buy 10 on the front page, where the $149 50L keg is shown.which I highly doubt someone is going to order 10 50l kegs a go custom made.
About 4 years ago I bought one 18 gallon, two 10 gallon, and two 5 gallon old style XXXX kegs over a period of 12 months from the local recycle tip at Redland Bay in QLD.
I had a discussion with the guy who had the recycling contract from the local council about the legality of ownership and he said that their standing was anything that hits the tipface lost any rights of ownership. If the breweries wanted the kegs back they would have to pay for them, the same applied to shopping trolleys from supermarkets that the council collected from parks and roadsides, if they wanted them back they had to pay a hefty fee. Most of them end up in containers shipped off for recyling in China.
I love the old kegs from my cellarman days and think it's a crime something so well made and beautiful should be scraped, anyway as I have all the gear for these kegs, spears and fittings etc I phoned up Castlemaine Perkins and asked if they had any of the plastic bungs left over I could buy. The guy was very understanding but said one of the main reasons breweries go after their kegs is in case people will use them for something there not designed for and cause injury through misuse. As a matter of fact when learning the cellar work with the old style kegs it was reinforced into people that a number of people had been killed over the years by releasing pressure on the spear with their head over the top :blink: .
I have bought all my kegs from recycle tips and just keep the dockets, it's easy to prove that these places sell them to the general public and if you end up in court, if you can look the Judge in the eye and tell them you didn't steal them (or recieve them illegally) you might lose the kegs but you should't get in any trouble. I think the main thing to remember is if you ever want to sell any of your kegs, do it through personal contact with people you know, don't advertise to the whole world because the breweries do keep a lookout.
if a brewery rep showed up at his tip, he would meekly hand over every last keg and hope to christ they didn't decide to press charges.
This a very "hot" topic.
But when are brewery "Reps" Police?
If you meet one, hide your kegs till the brewery police have inspected your premises!
Then ask yourself, "Who have I told about these kegs and do they have access to my IP address to find out who I am via my ISP?"
And what about corny kegs? All mine have property of Pepsi stamped on the side of them. Yet I bought them Legally (?) from the states via Usedequip.
Are these also stolen goods?
And what about corny kegs? All mine have property of Pepsi stamped on the side of them. Yet I bought them Legally (?) from the states via Usedequip.
Are these also stolen goods?
Quants is right on the money.you'll find ever since drink companies went to the better/cheaper Bag in a Box method they sold all their old postmix kegs. So they are legally owned.
it's common knowledge that they have all been sold- nobody uses them for postmix any more.
Strictly nobody "owns" stolen goods apart from the person they were stolen from. People receive stolen goods.I would,but I'm honest.I don't own stolen goods
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