Sudz
Well-Known Member
I've been using the "standard" red and white spigots (some are blue) in my bottling buckets for both my wine and beer efforts. I've never really known how to effectively clean these things so I replace them periodically. Many (30 - 40%) of the new replacements leak at various places within the valve (not the seal to the bucket). This has been a point of frustration for obvious reasons. I will say however, when one doesn't leak, it never does.
Now back to my main concern. How do you guys clean these things?
I hear they can be disassembled but how? I'd like to continue to use the ones that don't leak but some of these have brew inside the rotating part of the valve (not the valve itself). This cannot be a good thing so how does one clean this?
Now back to my main concern. How do you guys clean these things?
I hear they can be disassembled but how? I'd like to continue to use the ones that don't leak but some of these have brew inside the rotating part of the valve (not the valve itself). This cannot be a good thing so how does one clean this?