Kegs: Stainless vs Plastic

I've been doing a lot of research regarding kegs. There are pretty much three directions we can go. Buy brand new kegs from a distributor via China, buy used kegs off of an other brewery, or buy new plastic kegs.

STEEL KEGS

Pros: Durability, preconceptions that the beer tastes better from steel, highly conductive, cheap when used.

Cons: Heavy, high scrap value, home brewer's delight, expensive when new.

PLASTIC KEGS

Pros: Light-weight, stackable, made in California, will not be stolen by devious home brewers, reasonably priced when new.

Cons: Misconceptions about taste, not as cool looking as steel, slower to cool down, cannot be turned into a brutus brew system.

What do you think? Plastic or Stainless?

The Equipment Is Getting Setup

We moved the equipment in on Wednesday and are working on setting it up at the moment. Lots of cleaning to do. Lots of plumbing & electrical work to be done as well. Contacted the planning department since we will need permits to change plumbing lines and add more drains. We are good to go since we are in a IL 2-1 zone.

We are in the process of acquiring some larger fermentors and brew kettles, looking at a couple different vendors: PBST Beer, Bitter Creek, Stromberg Tanks, and a few more.

It will not be too long before we can start to brew. We finished the Alcoholic Beverage Control paperwork today, and we will be setting up an appointment to meet with them next week. Now onto the TTB & DEH paperwork!