Kegs come in many shapes and sizes. If you are trying to decide which kegs will fit in your kegerator then the keg comparison chart below can help you with heights, widths and capacity of each keg style available on the market.
Gallons |
Cans / Bottles (12 oz) |
Pints (16 oz) |
Height |
Width |
Weight |
Also known as... |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mini Keg |
1.32 |
14 |
10.5 |
9.875" |
6.75" |
14 lbs. |
Bubba, Tiny Keg |
Cornelius Keg |
5 |
53 |
40 |
23" |
9" |
16.2 lbs. |
Soda Keg, Corny keg, Homebrew keg |
Sixth Barrel |
5 |
53 |
40 |
23.375" |
9.25" |
60 lbs. |
Sixtel, Slim, 1/6 Barrel Keg |
Quarter Barrel |
7.75 |
82 |
62 |
13.875" |
16.125" |
90 lbs. |
Pony Keg, Stumpy, Dwarf |
Slim Barrel |
7.75 |
82 |
62 |
23.5" |
11.2" |
90 lbs. |
Quarter Slim, Tall Quarter |
Half Barrel |
15.5 |
165 |
124 |
23.5" |
16.2" |
160 lbs. |
Sanke Keg, Full Size Keg, Full Keg |
Oversized Barrel (rubber) |
15.5 |
165 |
124 |
23.5" |
17" |
165 lbs. |
Beveled, Bulged, Rubber, Insulated |
When it comes to coupler valves, most North American beer keg couplers and valves are standardized to the "D" System, which is also called the North American Sankey system. There are a few breweries which use other systems, or specialty valves and couplers, but these are mostly European brands. In most cases, the type of valve and coupler will be decided by the manufacturer. Mini kegs have their own coupler system, which is dependent upon the brand of mini keg dispenser, and are integrated units. In general, the type of valve and coupler can be decided by the chart below.
Valve and Coupler Type |
Beer Manufacturers |
"D" System aka North American Sankey | Most Craft Brewers, Canadian, & Mexican beers |
"A" System aka German Slider | Chimay, Spaten, Hoegarten, Delirium Tremens Ale, and more |
"U" System | Guiness, Smithwicks, Harp, and a few others |
"S" System aka Euro Sankey | Heinekin, Amstel, Young's, Stella, Murphy's, and more |
"G" System aka Grundy | Anchor, Grolsch, Watney's, Tennent's |
"M" System | Zywiec, Schneider, Einbecker, a few others |