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DW:
What's the difference between a firestone and cornelius keg?  They look the same, but the posts are different. 

mtnrockhopper:
Edit: Pay no attention, the following answer is mostly wrong... Read down

Different manufacturers. Corny kegs were mostly used by Pepsi. Firestone were prefered by Coke.  The Corny kegs have ball locks and are generally more popular and a little more expensive (because supplies are running out and these are what many people have).  Both work just fine, but you'll want to pick one style and stick with it for your homebrewery.

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.
Pin lock kegs are slightly shorter and wider than corny kegs.

My LHBS owner loves pin lock kegs because the gas and liquid posts are easier to distinguish. On ball locks they are different diameters, but very close.

denny:
I'll have to check, but I think I've got some Firestone ball locks.

a10t2:

--- Quote from: mtnrockhopper on February 01, 2013, 05:15:29 PM ---Both work just fine, but you'll want to pick one style and stick with it for your homebrewery.
--- End quote ---

Given the prices of kegs nowadays, it's probably less expensive to put threaded fittings on all your lines and buy whichever you can get for less at the time.

The Professor:

--- Quote from: denny on February 01, 2013, 05:23:41 PM ---I'll have to check, but I think I've got some Firestone ball locks.

--- End quote ---

I definitely have some Firestone ball locks...they were some of the first kegs I acquired 20 some odd years ago.

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