Ball Vs Pin Lock Keg

Standard pin lock keg posts o rings are slightly larger than ball lock keg post o rings.

Ball vs pin lock keg. Both the ball lock and pin lock systems have two ports coming out of the keg. Official specs for this specific model are 25 tall and 8 5 diameter. I can fit 3 ball lock kegs in my kegerator only 2 pin locks no matter what. Ball lock on top pin lock on bottom this ball lock keg is just over 8 in diameter.

December 14 2019 at 1 12 pm 2717. Generally speaking standard pin locks and ball locks use the same o rings. Ball locks are 8 in diameter pin locks are 9 in diameter. Also ball lock kegs typically have a pull pin pressure relief valve built into the lid where the the pin lock kegs don t.

Ball lock cornelius kegs are also known as pepsi kegs. The pin lock keg is about 9 in diameter. They re slightly larger than dash 111 but smaller than the next size up. Ball locks are tall and skinny so that sometimes helps squeeze in an extra keg to the same size keezer.

Ball lock cornelius kegs. The only other thing would be if you re in a homebrew club and want to share your kegs at events and stuff. The other port has a long tube leading all the way to the bottom of the keg. This style was used by pepsi but was also used by everyone else so this style became more popular than the pin lock.

The main difference between these two kegs are the posts that are used. More importantly pin lock kegs are shorter and wider than ball lock kegs. One port has a short tube leading down into the liquid and this is the gas in port. The one partial exception are post o rings.

View our selection of pin lock kegs. Pin lock kegs use posts that have small barbs that stick off of the sides of them that allow the disconnects to lock on to. The pin lock keg is about 2 5 shorter than the ball lock keg top down view.