Best method: Cleaning many corny kegs?
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milldoggy
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Sump pump, PVC and some disconnects.
Tons of post and videoa on YouTube.
Here is one
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/easy-diy-keg-cleaner.518834/
Tons of post and videoa on YouTube.
Here is one
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/easy-diy-keg-cleaner.518834/
While I contemplate rigging up a keg washer, I know I would only use it for an initial wash. I am a fan of breaking down my kegs between (nearly) every use. In a case where the keg has been sitting dirty for any length of time I would definitely break everything down.
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I was about to build one of these but did not have any pvc on hand. Set out to Home Depot to buy enough fittings and adapters, pipe and hose, clamps and disconnects to make a cleaner that I didn’t need to disassemble dip tubes.
Bill came out to ~$75.
I already had a pump and buckets.
This is not much more:
https://www.williamsbrewing.com/MAR...MIiKnMuNC82gIViLjACh2MNg_YEAQYBSABEgIJFPD_BwE
This is:
https://www.ssbrewtech.com/products...MIiKnMuNC82gIViLjACh2MNg_YEAQYBCABEgKUXvD_BwE
Bill came out to ~$75.
I already had a pump and buckets.
This is not much more:
https://www.williamsbrewing.com/MAR...MIiKnMuNC82gIViLjACh2MNg_YEAQYBSABEgIJFPD_BwE
This is:
https://www.ssbrewtech.com/products...MIiKnMuNC82gIViLjACh2MNg_YEAQYBCABEgKUXvD_BwE
I built one and still break my kegs down each time. It actually makes the build simpler if you don't make the beer and gas line connectors. Then it's just a sump pump and the vertical pipe. I use mine between every batch and it simplifies cleaning.
I've also done initial cleaning of used kegs with a pressure washer out in the yard. It's a gigantic mess as the small opening tends to send the water right back at you.
One tip if you don't already know, not all kegs use the same hardware. When you break them down make sure you don't mix all the parts together. Or at lease group them into similar keg types. Fortunately for me I only had 4 kegs and the sorting wasn't so hard. With 25 it could take some time!
