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Any tips for processing beer kegs?
Got a buddy that was doing a micro brewery, didn't work out. Not 100% sure why he even had the kegs, but he is willing to give them to me.
There are 23 kegs, but my yard will not take them. They really won't tell me why or what I need to do to them so that they will take them.
Anybody know the deal on this?
Most of the time, kegs aren't owned by the people who have them. They belong to a beverage company usually. Look for identifying markings on them. If they were actually purchased and owned by your friend, you will need documentation most likely to scrap them. The yard I go to just doesn't deal with them to stay out of trouble.
Make a smoker or fire place out of them and sell.Beer Keg Smoker
If you know anyone that makes shine. They will buy them. Just throwing that avenue out there
They sometimes do well with Craigs help
vog 1 they don"t take them becuase 9 times outta 10 they are stolen
however there are companies anheuser busch is one of them that have a keg return program $15-$20 a keg
if not my yard makes you cut them in half
Kegs have to be cut in half with documentation of ownership at my yard.
I concur with everyone else. My yard won't take them without documentation. However, if there is nothing wrong with them, you would be a fool to scrap them. They have a higher deposit value than scrap, and you can throw them on Craigslist and market them to homebrewers.
Yup.. In Indiana.. get caught selling them or a yard buying them = Jail Time and Fines.
I found a good article when someone offered me 3 of them.. Had to pass as you can't legally sell them- they are the property of the brewer and the major brewers all have them embossed with their names on them.
Beer Makers Losing Money on Missing Kegs
Brewers Issue:
While only about 12 percent of the nation's beer is sold in kegs each year, it costs brewers as much as $150 to replace each keg, so the thefts have a big impact. In the past few years, breweries have collectively lost about 300,000 kegs a year, Becker said, out of an estimated 10.7 million in circulation.
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Originally Posted by BohemianLush
YES... scrapping should be the last avenue to take with kegs. Home brewers around here will pay $30-$50 per keg with no fuss. Good 'ole Craigslist.
I know you have to leave a deposit of $50 on them by me. But I don't think they are illegal to scrap here. Yards want any type of container that holds pressure to be cut in half or have a two inch hole in them. Make something out of it and enter it in the contest.
A biker bar around here had a few that they made into hanging lights. They were all shot up with holes. Looked cool with the light shining through them.
Cant scrap them here either!
44-1642.01. Prohibited scrap metal transactions; exceptions
A. A scrap metal dealer shall not knowingly purchase the following types of scrap metal in its original manufactured form:
1. Metal manhole covers that are used to cover street or alley service personnel access entrances to municipal sewers and storm drains.
2. Brass or bronze valves or fittings that are commonly used on structures for access to water for the purpose of extinguishing fires.
3. Brass or bronze commercial potable water backflow preventer valves that are valves commonly used to prevent backflow of potable water into municipal domestic water service systems from commercial structures.
4. Water meters that are used for measurement of the use and consumption of domestic water.
5. Aluminum trench shoring that is commonly used for shoring below ground trenches and excavations for the construction of buildings and structures.
6. Aluminum loading ramps that are manufactured and used for loading motor vehicles for hauling the motor vehicles.
7. Aluminum or stainless steel beer or malt beverage kegs that are commonly used by brewers or producers for the sale and transportation of beer or malt beverages.
8. Catalytic converters. For the purposes of this paragraph, "catalytic converters" means motor vehicle exhaust system parts that are used for controlling the exhaust emissions from motor vehicles and that contain a catalyst metal.
B. This section does not apply to or prohibit the purchase or possession of the types of items listed in subsection A and that are acquired in transactions with industrial accounts, with other scrap metal dealers or after the scrap metal is authorized for release by a peace officer of that jurisdiction.
Hobo:
You can't sell Catalytic converters in Arizona? Dang!
Nope. And look at this...
44-1646. Burned metallic wire; aluminum wire; copper wire; transaction restrictions; applicability
A. A scrap metal dealer shall not purchase or otherwise receive metallic wire that was burned in whole or in part to remove insulation unless the scrap metal dealer receives from the scrap metal seller written evidence identifying the person who delivers the wire to the scrap metal dealer that includes evidence that the wire was lawfully burned.
B. A scrap metal dealer shall not accept aluminum wire with a diameter of at least three-eighths of an inch or any copper wire that has had the insulation removed and shall not remove the insulation from the wire until after the seven day period prescribed by section 44-1644, subsection D.
C. This section does not apply to transactions with all industrial accounts or to transactions between scrap metal dealers.
CRAIGSLIST THEM. People will gladly give you $30 each rather than paying a $50 deposit. They also appeal to home brewers.
I always thougt you needed the receipt to get the deposit back.
You are correct JB.
alot of liquor stores will take a empty keg in lieu of a deposit, thats the point i was trying to make. It really only applies to people that plan on keeping a keg forever like for kegerator use. Why would you do a deposit knowing your gonna keep a keg for 30 years.
1/2bbl used kegs are selling for $110 on ebay
15 5 Gallon Beer Keg | eBay
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I know that people used them for gas tanks on dune buggies and some street rod hill climber style racers.
Used to be a popular add-on to the Bucket T street rod.Quote:
Originally Posted by twmart
Yep I was building one of those years ago..... fun project... '23 bucket steel body, drop front axle Jag rear end SB Chevy 327..... Just a toyQuote:
Originally Posted by Mechanic688
Update. Found out these are actually his kegs. There are several companies that make these kegs for smaller brewers.
My scrap yard says that the kegs must be returned to your local beer wholesaler or realitor. They also say you can only sell 1 catalytic converter per day and it must have the title of the car that it came off of.
Advertise them for use as a distillery boiler and they will get snapped up, very popular within the stilling fraternity.