Why refill your keg?
Good beer. Less single-use packaging. More local breweries to discover.
If you've got a home draught set-up or a 19L Corny keg, a brewery fill is a simple way to pour local beer at home. Some breweries fill the keg you bring; others offer a keg swap. Here's what to know — whether you own a keg or run a brewery.
For keg owners
Brewery beer on your own tap
A keg filled at the brewery can be a great way to pour their beer at home. How fresh it stays depends on how it's filled, handled, kept cold and dispensed — freshness isn't guaranteed.
Less single-use packaging
Reusing a durable keg may mean fewer bottles and cans. The overall footprint still depends on cleaning, transport and other factors, so we don't claim a set saving.
Discover local breweries
Refills are a reason to visit Australian breweries near you and try styles you might not find in a bottle shop.
Draught at home
With a kegerator or keezer, regulator and CO₂, you've got ready-to-pour draught beer for gatherings or a quiet one after work.
Compare price per litre
Refills can be good value in some cases, but they aren't always cheaper. Compare the fill price against the litres you get and the beer you'd otherwise buy.
For breweries
More breweries offering fills means more choice for keg owners — and more local customers finding breweries.
Reach people already looking
Keg owners actively search for somewhere to fill. A listing puts your brewery in front of them when they're ready to go.
Repeat visits
Refills can build ongoing relationships with local customers and add a complementary way to sell your beer. Results vary — there's no guaranteed revenue.
A free listing you control
Once ownership is verified, show your beers, accepted keg sizes and fittings, owner-confirmed prices and availability, and your refill rules.
Encourage reuse
Offering fills gives customers a packaging option beyond cans and bottles, and may support reuse.
Before you offer refills, consider
- Cleaning, sanitising and food-safety procedures for customer-owned kegs
- The right couplers, ball-lock/pin-lock fittings, pressure equipment and safe handling
- Staff time for checking, filling and handing over kegs
- Liquor licensing and any other regulations that apply to your venue — get your own advice
- Whether customer-owned fills, brewery keg swaps or neither suit your operation
Not every brewery is set up for customer-owned keg fills, and that's fine.
How keg refills work
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Find a brewery that does BYO fills
Search the directory and check the listing says it fills customer-owned kegs — a swap-only service is different.
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Check the details with the brewery
Confirm your keg type (for example 19L Corny with ball-lock or pin-lock, or other types if supported), cleaning and depressurisation rules, price, which beers are available and turnaround.
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Follow their drop-off and pickup steps
Each brewery has its own process. Bring the keg as they ask and collect it when they say it's ready.
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Chill, pour and enjoy responsibly
Keep the keg cold, set the right serving pressure and enjoy it at home.
Fill My Keg helps you find breweries — we don't take bookings or sell beer.
Frequently asked questions
Can any brewery fill my keg?
No. Many breweries don't fill customer-owned kegs, and those that do may only accept certain sizes or fittings. Check each listing and confirm with the brewery.
Is it cheaper than cans?
Sometimes. It depends on the beer, the keg size and the brewery's price. Compare the price per litre before you decide.
Do I need a clean keg?
Follow the brewery's policy. Many ask for a clean, empty, depressurised keg, and some clean or check kegs themselves.
What's the difference between a refill and a swap?
A refill fills the keg you own and bring in. A keg swap means you hand back an empty brewery-owned keg and take a full one — your own keg isn't filled.
How do I know a beer's in stock?
Ask the brewery. Owner-managed listings show the status and date the brewery set, but that isn't live stock.
Who can buy a keg fill?
Alcohol is only supplied to people aged 18 and over. Breweries may ask for ID. Please drink responsibly.
Find it. Fill it. Pour it.
Fill My Keg is an independent directory. We don't sell alcohol, and we don't promise availability, prices, savings or lower carbon emissions. Please confirm services, prices and beers directly with each brewery before you travel.