I'm looking at this and thinking I could do that myself for less maybe.
http://www.northernbrewer.com/pics/fullsize/faucet-clean.jpg
http://www.northernbrewer.com/pics/fullsize/faucet-clean.jpg
BeerCanuck said:+^ by Brett
I have the cheaper non forward sealing taps on my kegerator. When I notice a tap getting stickey I just disconnect the tap and let it soak in oxiclean and water. I clean out my output lines once in a while when cleaning and sanitizing my 2.5 Gallon keg.
Cheers
BeerCanuck
vmpolesov said:You use one-step, do you also sanitize or just clean? After cleaning do you rinse the lines with fresh water?
vmpolesov said:Is BLC better for lines than PBW?
I can't remember where I saw this trick, but here's what I do. I picked up one of these (http://morebeer.com/view_product/18250/) from the local homebrew shop. It's a cap that has a ball-lock connection for a 2-liter soda bottle. When a keg runs dry, I fill the 2L bottle with Star-San or BLC, attach it to the gas line to pressurize to about 20psi, then FLIP THE BOTTLE UPSIDE DOWN. Opening the tap allows the pressurized cleaner to run through the tap and flush out the line. Works like a charm, plus I can carry a 2L bottle of delicious homebrew wherever I want without losing carbonation.
I can't remember where I saw this trick, but here's what I do. I picked up one of these (http://morebeer.com/view_product/18250/) from the local homebrew shop. It's a cap that has a ball-lock connection for a 2-liter soda bottle. When a keg runs dry, I fill the 2L bottle with Star-San or BLC, attach it to the gas line to pressurize to about 20psi, then FLIP THE BOTTLE UPSIDE DOWN. Opening the tap allows the pressurized cleaner to run through the tap and flush out the line. Works like a charm, plus I can carry a 2L bottle of delicious homebrew wherever I want without losing carbonation.
Question on the 2 liter soda bottle washer.
I got the carbonating cap in my stocking for christmas. When cleaning lines this way you are pressurizing bottle to 20lbs. What is the purpose of turning the bottle over?
Is solution being pushed by the twenty pounds or is it being sqeezed by your handout or is gravity fed?
Lets see if I am picking up what you are putting down...
Pressurizing 2liter with grey ball lock fitting and then you are attaching it to the black ball lock fitting and allowing the liquid to circulate through the faucet?
Do you find that the faucet needs to be dismantled every so often and be soaked additionally.
Thanks
Filter, schmilter.
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