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Not as often as I should, that's for sure! It is one of the reasons I moved to bev seal ultra though, it doesn't need the same frequency of cleaning as standard PVC lines, and has worked exceptionally well in that regard. I do have a full manifold and recirculation system for cleaning though...

Honestly speaking, with 14 taps, some don't get used for months at a time, depending on my preferences. I have had some beers be on tap for years. Line I said above, my personal setup is somewhat unique, and my perspective may not apply to the population at large. If you ever change...

Ha! I suppose I am in a unique position and have a different perspective because of it.

Depending on how large the particulate matter is that is clogging, something I've done is to depressurize the keg, remove the post, remove the poppet from the post, and reinstall the post. Yes, it will have a big open hole right now. Then I take my disconnect, take it apart, and remove its...

Am I the only one that got rid of a full stout setup? I had an 80 CF tank, regulator, and three stout faucets at one time. I realized that it was too much trouble for my personal setup. I also didn't like that stout faucets are essentially really big rear sealing faucets. Since I have 14 beers...

I'm another big proponent of the 235 tubing with John Guest fittings, I think it is great tubing. I also believe that if you maintain it well, it will last significantly longer than typical PVC tubing, and I actually don't expect to ever need to replace mine as long as I do a better job with...

One other difference is the one with the replacement gauge has 1/4" MFL valves, while the other only has the barb. If you are using 1/4" FFL fittings with your tubing, those will be more convenient. I've personally changed out all my gauges for Winters P9S gauges which have higher accuracy and...

Do you have any links for stainless pin lock disconnects? I bought a single one years ago for a direct draw keg gadget that I built, but ever since then, I haven't been able to find a stainless pin lock with 1/4" MFL.

We built a walk-in cooler in the basement for my beer. I have 14 taps from a coffin box. I have two zones, each with an interior space of roughly 6 ft x 6 ft x 6 ft (the whole unit is about 7 x 7 x 14). The warmer side I use for ale fermentation (I don't typically make lagers), and it is also...

One simple purchase to mitigate this issue is an oil free air compressor to blow out the vast majority of the water. This is actually part of my cleaning regimen. I built a dual stage CFC, so it has 50 ft of copper in it, and I don't like the idea of any water sitting in it, so after I purge...

That's exactly right. If you don't have anything connected to it, the internal poppet will prevent any leakage.

I don't actually think you need any additional solution than you would with daisy chaining. The flow would definitely be faster in total with the manifold, and this way you could also isolate single faucets at a time. I do this when I clean to vary the fluid velocity to dislodge anything that...

Here is the manifold I built: I bought a cheap aluminum manifold with 1/4" NPT threads on amazon. I then used John Guest fittings to go from the 1/4" NPT to 3/8" OD tubing. I use 3/8" bev seal ultra 235 tubing for my lines, and I use 3/8" John guest fittings for everything, including my...

I thought I'd do a quick update with a new picture. Here it is with my near current setup: I took this picture soon after I built my electric setup in the garage, so the piping is a bit different. I have a separate cold water supply line just for the RV hose for chilling, and I still use the...

Yup, I did exactly this on my transfer sanke couplers for my multi vessel barleywine solera project. I use John Guest fittings on the in and out that go to 3/8" OD tubing, and will cascade transfer from vessel to vessel. I only have one vessel so far, but 2019 will be the next batch for the...

If you are concerned about the 20 amp switch, why not get a 30 amp single pole switch? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002E8PJ1G/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 I know for breakers and wiring, they typically don't recommend sustained loads over 80% capacity, but I'm not sure if that applies to the...

Just offering up options, we've all got our personal preferences.

If you want something cheaper and a bit easier to work with, you can also make a manifold out of CPVC. I did that, and cut slots on my bandsaw to make quick work of it.

If you haven't already made up your mind, I'd recommend you consider the Chugger center inlet mini-max. Bobby carries it (brewhardware.com) along with other vendors. The biggest reason why I like this pump is the TEFC motor. I also have one of the 'standard' chugger center inlet with exposed...

nice find! Thanks for the links. The more I think about it though, for me, it just doesn't make sense to make the jump to stainless for my disconnects. Part of it is that I would also want pin lock (most of my kegs are pin lock), and I've looked for years, and only was able to acquire one...