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I have both.
The King Keg is grand as long as you use 33 - 40% sugar/dextrose that you would use if you were bottling (any more is an over frothed nightmare).

It cost me 50euro for the tap and the kegs were cheap (about5?). The Gas bulbs are a little pricey. Its 7.99 for 5 (16g), I would generally use 2 bulbs to dispense a keg - that annoys me to be honest.

So you could do 2 kegs and 20 bottles for a typical 20l brew.

The Cornie setup is nice, the kegs are bigger at 20l, and the setup cost is considerable. I spent about 250euro. BUT the running costs of the gas are minimal - a 6kg tank from munster is 50euro and 10 to refill - yes that's 6000g !

The Cornie pint poured with the proper tank is something to behold - but I wouldnt shoot down the king keg - I cracked open a 5l keg on Christmas day with the brother - we had a blast -

oh did I mention - the cornies hold pressure so you can pour pints whenever you want - the 5l kegs have to be finished that night - its a law - they dont hold (well thats my excuse!).

So long term (higher set-up costs) -Cornie
Short Term (low budget) - King Keg.

Think you're getting king kegs mixed up with mini kegs - but same principle applies.

Ps: if you're saying you use 2 16g bulbs to dispense one 5l mini keg - id say you have a leak in your system. I have the lidl dispenser and i can nearly dispense 2 kegs with 1 bulb.

For those of you lucky enough to have corney set ups, where did ye manage to procure them? I'm hoping to get set up with two or three kegs by summer, but the cost will be a factor; where would ye recommend? I've been idly checking around on ebay during the lean month of January and came up with this[/url:19um2b42]. Any opinions?

That looks a good price for three kegs. I sourced my kegs, connections and gas bottle from Norm on eBay, you will find a link to his eBay shop in the links section. However if you just email him what you are looking for he will come back to you with a price and shipping costs.

norm has been regarded as the best source for cornies on this site for a while. Particularly if you were looking for the whole setup, he is a one stop shop.
However recent posts on here have shown that the gas cylinders provided by him have not been up to scratch in alot of cases. There have been multiple reports of leaks. Further more the customer has to pay the shipping to have them fixed/replaced, and not always very successfully. So just be careful - i think best advice would say get everything except the gas cylinder from norm. Then get 6kg gas cylinder from leinster/munster co2 for 50 euro - 10 euro refill.
To answer your question above 100 pound is reasonable for 3 kegs alone imo - watch out for shipping tho. It may be cheaper or better value to get the whole shebang off norm (except the gas) - that way you only pay shipping once.

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I second that. A whole new dimension. I have four cornies and am thinking of getting two more and chucking a large portion of my bottles which seem to be breeding in my spare room.