Beer nut sizes

[rocketman]

I'm not sure if this is the right thread, but here goes:
I go to take my pepsi keg apart to clean it, only to find out I now need a 9/16 crescent wrench. I got one at Home Depot, but for a fortune of $14 !!! The other keg post is the same size, 9/16, but I could use my adjustable wrench. So now I'm wondering, can I just get two of the same posts so than I can return the crescent wrench, and from now on use only my adjustable? Furthermore, will an adjustable wrench suffice for everything else, ie I know it fits the regulator, and I just don't want to have to spend $14 on "special" tools to have them around if they only serve to loosen and tighten one nut. I thought they made adjustable wrenches to combat this very situation.

[danno]

how about this instead?

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&vertical=TOOL&pid=00934461000

[rocketman]

Danno,

That's a good link, but it's just that I have an adjustable wrench, and don't want anything more. If I don't need a crescent wrench for anything else but that one post, then I'll get a regular post, return the wrench, and always use only my adjustable wrench for everything. Good thinking though on the socket set.

[brewmonkey]

The "nuts" are two different sizes as one is for gas and one is for liquid only. If you notice each one will only fit a certain color (Usually grey and black) ball lock on it. That is so you wont confuse your liquid line for gas and end up with product in your gas lines.

[danno]

I would find it difficult to use a crescent wrench on corny posts, I don't think there's enough room to properly maneuver. I'd just be afraid to round off my posts using anything other than a socket or a box wrench...


The "nuts" are two different sizes as one is for gas and one is for liquid only. Brewmonkey, that's not entirely accurate. The visual difference between a gas-in and a liquid-out post on a corny is the notch. If you have different sized posts, they've been mixed up. I have Cornelius kegs with different sized posts, but they've always matched sizes on a single keg. Here's a pic, these are all gas-in posts, because they're notched...

http://www.northernbrewer.com/pics/fullsize/keg-posts.jpg

[brewmonkey]

If you have the proper corny fittings on, a gas ball lock should not fit on a liquid side and vice versa IIRC.

[GunNut76]

I will have to mark this day...this is the first time I have ever seen a man with a legitimate excuse to go and buy more tools and he doesn't want to...excuse me while I cry.:(