I'm sure this has been posted a million times, so I apologize, but I do have some questions..
When I first started kegging, I used Sanke kegs provided to me by a local distributor. I never had a single issue with Sankes other then they are HARD to break into and clean. Recently I decided to give corny kegs a try. Purchased 4 of them and haven't had a decently carbed beer since. I thought it was probably bad seals, but a buddy of mine that I brew with replaced all o-rings and springs on his corny kegs and we're still not really satisfied w/the carbonation even though they have been refurbished.
At this point, I'm ready to toss these corny kegs. I bought them so I could easily clean them, but I can't even get my arm in them much past my wrist anyways. So the questions are..
1) Am I missing something? What did I do correctly w/the Sanke kegs when carbing that I haven't done w/the Corny kegs??
2) If I go back to my Sanke kegs, what's the best method for cleaning w/out breaking into them. I've seen numerous youtube videos on homemade pump cleaner systems, but I feel like I'm not convinced they work. Does anyone have any experience with this?
When I first started kegging, I used Sanke kegs provided to me by a local distributor. I never had a single issue with Sankes other then they are HARD to break into and clean. Recently I decided to give corny kegs a try. Purchased 4 of them and haven't had a decently carbed beer since. I thought it was probably bad seals, but a buddy of mine that I brew with replaced all o-rings and springs on his corny kegs and we're still not really satisfied w/the carbonation even though they have been refurbished.
At this point, I'm ready to toss these corny kegs. I bought them so I could easily clean them, but I can't even get my arm in them much past my wrist anyways. So the questions are..
1) Am I missing something? What did I do correctly w/the Sanke kegs when carbing that I haven't done w/the Corny kegs??
2) If I go back to my Sanke kegs, what's the best method for cleaning w/out breaking into them. I've seen numerous youtube videos on homemade pump cleaner systems, but I feel like I'm not convinced they work. Does anyone have any experience with this?