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Encyclopedia > Cornelius kegs
Cornelius Keg
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Cornelius Keg

A cornelius keg (also known as Cornies) is a metal container mostly used to hold home brewed beer. Cornelius kegs were originally made by the IMI Cornelius Company for the soda industry. Since the arrival of new technology such us Bag-In-Box (BIB) packages Coke and Pepsi bottlers started selling their cornelius. A selection of bottled beers A selection of cask beers Beer is the worlds oldest and most popular alcoholic beverage, selling more than 133 billion litres (35 billion gallons) per year. ... Look up soda in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In packaging, a Bag-In-Box or BIB is a type of container invented by William R. Scholle in 1955 for the storage and transportation of liquids. ... Look up coke in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Pepsi-Cola, most commonly called Pepsi, is a soft drink produced by PepsiCo. ...


Specifications

Pin-Lock and Ball-Lock
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Pin-Lock and Ball-Lock

Cornelius kegs comes in many sizes:

Size (US gal) Size (litres)
3 11.355
5 18.925
10 37.85


They can hold a maximun of 130 PSI. They have a tap in middle of the top which is used for cleaning, filling and tapping. There are 2 pin-valves for forced CO2 (IN red-coloured) and liquid (OUT black-coloured) and a safety one for releasing presure in case this is too much, Coke and Pepsi has their standards for the pin-valves Coke ones are Pin-Lock and Pepsi ones are Ball-Lock, really isn't any advantage or disadvantage to either system conectors. The gallon (abbreviation: gal) is an English unit of volume. ... The litre or liter (see spelling differences) is a unit of volume. ... Pounds-force per square inch (lbf/in²) is a non-SI unit of pressure. ...



 
 

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