Kegs for Fermentation?

Hey all, Been a while.

Can somebody post the link to the stainless fermentation caps for sanke kegs?


Somebody here makes them and I am interested in seeing the site.

Thanks

http://www.brewershardware.com/fermenter.htm

Here ya go!

here is the thread

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/sanke-fermenter-conversion-128262/

Cool, Thanks guys.

Is anybody using these? I have two 1/4 barrel tall sanke kegs I want to use as fermentors.

How do you like them?

My concern with using a Sanke keg to ferment is the inability to get inside to properly clean it.
I know you can soak them in PBW and what not, but how do you know you really got all the krausen and gunk out?

I bought one of these from the guy and had a few conversations via emails with him. I had the same concerns. He explaines that he adds water, puts the keg on his burner and heats it up for a while. He then dumps it and sanitizes it with sanitizing solution. He claims he has never had a problem....I haven't used it yet, but in time.

This may sound stupid but how do you get the ball out?

sd38 said:

This may sound stupid but how do you get the ball out?

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Not stupid at all, it's tricky at first but gets simple w/ practice. A really small sharp screwdriver works well.

http://www.physics.arizona.edu/~workman/homebrew/Sanke.html

Or even better, watch Bobby M pop it out in under six seconds.

Simphoto02 said:

Cool, Thanks guys.

Is anybody using these? I have two 1/4 barrel tall sanke kegs I want to use as fermentors.

How do you like them?

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I have on in use right now with plans to implement more. Derrin makes a really fine product. I'll be doing my first racking today- push the beer with 3 psi CO2 through the filter and into the kegs. A totally closed system.

As far as cleaning, a PBW soak in hot water will do it. To check cleaning, i have a goose-neck flashlight and inspection mirror. To really blast the gunk, i made a simple pressure washer- for those interested the pdf can be found here Click on 'pressure washer' and it'll download the pdf.

fartingdog said:

I have on in use right now with plans to implement more. Derrin makes a really fine product. I'll be doing my first racking today- push the beer with 3 psi CO2 through the filter and into the kegs. A totally closed system.

As far as cleaning, a PBW soak in hot water will do it. To check cleaning, i have a goose-neck flashlight and inspection mirror. To really blast the gunk, i made a simple pressure washer- for those interested the pdf can be found here Click on 'pressure washer' and it'll download the pdf.

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Anybody with the name "Farting Dog" must be telling the truth.

I am gonna give them a try.

Plan9 said:

My concern with using a Sanke keg to ferment is the inability to get inside to properly clean it.
I know you can soak them in PBW and what not, but how do you know you really got all the krausen and gunk out?

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I am not as concerned with that as I am the air lock and keeping my fermenting beer happy.

They are stainless steel, PBW and a good brush, you can see in them a little bit.

If noting else fill them with water, throw them on a burner and boil the crap out of them.

Plan9 said:

My concern with using a Sanke keg to ferment is the inability to get inside to properly clean it.
I know you can soak them in PBW and what not, but how do you know you really got all the krausen and gunk out?

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You pump a pressurized jet of hot PBW in there for about a half an hour. That's how the breweries do it. If it didn't work, they wouldn't use them.

Simphoto02 said:

Anybody with the name "Farting Dog" must be telling the truth.

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I ain't gonna lie to you, man!

Got stuck sorting competition entries today- looks like the transfer got pushed back til tomorrow. hopefully I remember to post back on the results- tho I expect it to be seamless.

JKoravos said:

You pump a pressurized jet of hot PBW in there for about a half an hour. That's how the breweries do it. If it didn't work, they wouldn't use them.

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Any suggestions as to how to do the pumping? How do others do it here on HBT.com?

Thanks

Simphoto02 said:

Any suggestions as to how to do the pumping? How do others do it here on HBT.com?

Thanks

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Sump pump in a tub works pretty well.

I bought two of these from Derrin. Being out of town a lot over the summer combined with a busted propane regulator means I wasn't able to test them out right away. Anyway, I'm fermenting my first batch in a keg with one of these right now. In fact, now that you've reminded me, I need to pull a sample tonight.

Anyway, I'd like to make the move to doing all my fermentations in kegs. I'm looking forward to being able to ditch my auto siphon in favor of low pressure transfers to the kegs. Lifting carboys up to the top of the workbench is enough to tweak my back. Plus, I want to start harvesting yeast again, and the adjustable racking arm on the fittings should make that easy.

wilserbrewer said:

Not stupid at all, it's tricky at first but gets simple w/ practice. A really small sharp screwdriver works well.

http://www.physics.arizona.edu/~workman/homebrew/Sanke.html

Or even better, watch Bobby M pop it out in under six seconds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LthGdMk_avk

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Hey man thanks for the info that dosnt look nearly as had as i had thought.