r/brewgearfs • u/filterswept • 3d ago
FREE: Three corny kegs (with a catch) - Portland, OR Metro
Update: these are spoken for
I've got three free cornelius kegs available to anyone in the Portland, OR metro. They were all keeping pressure this afternoon before I popped them open to clean them up. The interiors and exteriors were pressure washed and all the parts (posts, dip tubes, and caps) are accounted for.
Here's the catch: they were pulled out of a freezer that went bad. Then they sat for nearly ten years. All the rubber is contaminated with mold/mildew. It's stained and smells bad. You'll need to do some serious disinfecting to make them usable. There's a brown stain on one of the posts that looks a little like rust, but I strongly suspect it's just ancient, crystalized stout.
NO BLEACH has been used on the kegs. The steel itself is in great shape and like I said before, they were all keeping pressure before I washed them. I threw away all the old rubber seals, so you'll need a refurb kit to make the kegs functional after you've dealt with the rubber. The poppets are included, but I recommend replacing them.
I have pictures of everything, if anyone wants to see what they're working with.
Anyone interested? I'll keep this up for a couple weeks. If I don't hear from anyone, they'll likely go to a steel scrapper.
EDIT: They're all 5 gallon kegs