I am in the market to pick up three new kegs. I am going with new because I am disgusted with the quality of the used kegs I have seen in homebrew shops (extreme cracks and rust).
I was going to go with cheaper new kegs, but heard horror stories about the Chinese ones where the "stainless steel" would rust only after two batches of beer. I think these were labeled as Kegco.
I am looking to go for the AEB brand because I would rather spend a little extra now and not have to worry about quality issues in the future...plus, I like the single handle version over the rubber handle.
That being said, they aren't inexpensive. Even though this product is from China, it also appears that every homebrew site in America has been selling the Chinese versions instead of the Italian kegs. Are these quality comparable to AEB or should I stick with looking for AEB (I found them for 100 dollars a piece before shipping @ a flat rate of 8 dollars from Keg Connection).
One of the kegs from China
http://www.homebrewing.org/AIH-New-5-Gallon-Corny-Keg-Ball-Lock_p_5100.html?AffId=160
I was going to go with cheaper new kegs, but heard horror stories about the Chinese ones where the "stainless steel" would rust only after two batches of beer. I think these were labeled as Kegco.
I am looking to go for the AEB brand because I would rather spend a little extra now and not have to worry about quality issues in the future...plus, I like the single handle version over the rubber handle.
That being said, they aren't inexpensive. Even though this product is from China, it also appears that every homebrew site in America has been selling the Chinese versions instead of the Italian kegs. Are these quality comparable to AEB or should I stick with looking for AEB (I found them for 100 dollars a piece before shipping @ a flat rate of 8 dollars from Keg Connection).
One of the kegs from China
http://www.homebrewing.org/AIH-New-5-Gallon-Corny-Keg-Ball-Lock_p_5100.html?AffId=160