Mini Keg Ball Lock adapter

[Redwulf]

Has anyone used one of these to serve supermarket mini kegs in their kegerator/keezer?

I am thinking keeping a mini keg or tw

 

[MickDundee]

Those adapters aren’t for the supermarket minikegs, they are for the fancy stainless steel type (like these: 5L Kegland MiniKeg / Growler)

 

[stripeyjoe]

You can get an adapter on eBay or make your own, there’s a load of videos on you tube, the picture is one I made, used a John guest push fit for gas in initially and replaced it with a ball lock later.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-liter-...-/313067161653?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286

 

[Redwulf]

You can get an adapter on eBay or make your own, there’s a load of videos on you tube, the picture is one I made, used a John guest push fit for gas in initially and replaced it with a ball lock later.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-liter-...-/313067161653?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286

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Cheers both I will do a bit more research.

 

[stripeyjoe]

I built mine from a couple of parts from Nero, who were very helpful when I ordered the wrong things!
1/4" BSP stainless steel equal T:
https://www.nero.co.uk/catalogue/product.aspx?node_id=5c6c5fa7-8867-4cd1-b9e8-2360b6e9b059a 50 or 60mm 1/4" stainless steel nipple (the one in the photo is 100mm and far too long):
https://www.nero.co.uk/catalogue/product.aspx?node_id=232a5950-7fc4-48e7-9f46-4485d39aae13
Then got a couple of ball posts off of eBay, the ones with a 1/4" threaded base and a corny keg dip tube that I cut to length with a plumber's pipe cutter, that gives a good neat cut with no sharp edges.

Found I had to use a fair bit of PTFE tape to get a good seal on the ball posts, actually sealed better with the John Guest 1/4" male to 3/8" push fit adapters but not so convenient.
If I hadn't already made up a couple of these I would have probably plumped for the adapter I linked to from eBay with appropriate John Guest fittings to get to 3/8" beer and gas line.