3 Piece Ball Valve? I Think Not!

[pk.sax]

It was just little bits of grain trapped behind the ball valve in the cavity. Mash tun tap.

I can't even break apart the 2 piece version.. its jammed tight. You are welcome to try cnut.

I kept breaking them apart as each brew was an experiment with fixing up the rig... Last one went like a dream so I stopped messing with it :lol:

 

[sama]

Went back to 2 piece,easier to clean and assemble I find.

 

[Cocko]

It was just little bits of grain trapped behind the ball valve in the cavity. Mash tun tap.

I can't even break apart the 2 piece version.. its jammed tight. You are welcome to try cnut.

I kept breaking them apart as each brew was an experiment with fixing up the rig... Last one went like a dream so I stopped messing with it :lol:

I am sincerely confused here...

You are geting ganky grain build up on you MT tap each time you brew?

wtf hom?

 

[pk.sax]

been a few weeks between brews hom. I think it got trapped in there as I was controlling the recirc with the ball valve. Now wash your mouth out cnut.

 

[Doogiechap]

I can't even break apart the 2 piece version.. its jammed tight. You are welcome to try cnut.

PF you might have some more luck if you bung the valves in the freezer for a couple of hours first.
I've managed to get a few of mine opened this way when they were otherwise impossible to crack.
Cheers
Doug
PS here is an old image that I posted about 4 years ago which gave me plenty of incentive to break my valves down on a regular basis

 

[pk.sax]

wow.. will give that a go, its just the hlt but who knows!

 

[donburke]

i havent ever pulled my taps apart, its been 36 batches in a little over a year, some chilled, some no chilled

i do run napisan or pbw through the system after each brew

do i still need to pull my taps apart ?

 

[Spiesy]

i havent ever pulled my taps apart, its been 36 batches in a little over a year, some chilled, some no chilled

i do run napisan or pbw through the system after each brew

do i still need to pull my taps apart ?

no.

 

[WarmBeer]

i havent ever pulled my taps apart, its been 36 batches in a little over a year, some chilled, some no chilled

i do run napisan or pbw through the system after each brew

do i still need to pull my taps apart ?

It's a 10 minute job, even for a total tool-tard like myself.

Give it a go, and then give the insides a good whiff.

Let everybody know what sort of brand of cheese you think it smells like

 

[matho]

i havent ever pulled my taps apart, its been 36 batches in a little over a year, some chilled, some no chilled

i do run napisan or pbw through the system after each brew

do i still need to pull my taps apart ?

hey don,

the only real answer I can give you is too pull your kettle tap apart and have a look, if its nice and clean then your cleaning process is working well and you don't have to worry about it, if its got a bit of crud then you will know to clean it every now and then.

every brew I pull apart my 3 piece valve on my kettle and wash it, takes about 3 min, and every 6 months I pull apart everything and give it a good clean. Its amazing how much crud gets stuck in the pick-up tube in the kettle, I don't PBW at the end of the brew though

cheers steve

 

[Maheel]

i do my 3 piece boiler one every brew PITA but they get heaps of crap in there...

if your a no-cleaner you should pull one apart and have a sniff

 

[Cocko]

if your a no-cleaner you should pull one apart and have a sniff

WTF? Who doesn't clean their kettle and tap?

I would say if you are a 'no-cleaner', pull your tap apart, clean it and then become a 'cleaner'...

 

[goomboogo]

WTF? Who doesn't clean their kettle and tap?

I would say if you are a 'no-cleaner', pull your tap apart, clean it and then become a 'cleaner'...

There's a possibility for a new entry in the 'First World Problems' thread. I can't pull apart my 3-piece kettle valve because it takes a few minutes.

 

[beerdrinkingbob]

Guilty your Honor, every brew day i mean to......Have some time today, so I'm going to take the posts off a couple of kegs, break down the taps and clean that 3 piece :blink:

 

[Wolfy]

WTF? Who doesn't clean their kettle and tap?

SWMBO won't do it! She says it is my job.

Parents visited the other day and I was sitting on the porch cleaning stuff, dad immediately said "Cleaning beer stuff are you?" so they know what I'm usually like with cleaning.

 

[Spiesy]

I "cooked" my tap a couple of brews ago, due to direct contact with heat source... couldn't drain the kettle (BIAG), as the valve wouldn't open. After a moment of panic, and a phone call to Cocko, I poked a coathanger up the spout (sc) and dislodged whatever was in there... out she came.

Got a new tap on there now.

Thought I'd take the old one apart while mashing today... far out... wtf is all the black stuff in there? whatever it is, that's what cooked and blocked the valve previously... and no, it doesn't seem to be those white rubber seals, they're still intact. Reckon I could probably use this again.

 

[Cocko]

I "cooked" my tap a couple of brews ago, due to direct contact with heat source... couldn't drain the kettle (BIAG), as the valve wouldn't open. After a moment of panic, and a phone call to Cocko, I poked a coathanger up the spout (sc) and dislodged whatever was in there... out she came.

Got a new tap on there now.

Thought I'd take the old one apart while mashing today... far out... wtf is all the black stuff in there? whatever it is, that's what cooked and blocked the valve previously... and no, it doesn't seem to be those white rubber seals, they're still intact. Reckon I could probably use this again.

Was it gooey or hard and crusty?

If hard and crusty that will be the seals you char grilled. Check the OP's pic, the white thing are plastic....

If it was gooey - I am afraid, very afraid of your cleaning regime and won't be brewing at your house any more

Cheers
sc.

 

[nathan_madness]

Pull it apart every time scrub it with PBW and then sits in the Starsan bucket till next use. Takes about 2 minutes and is so easy.

 

[Spiesy]

Was it gooey or hard and crusty?

If hard and crusty that will be the seals you char grilled. Check the OP's pic, the white thing are plastic....

If it was gooey - I am afraid, very afraid of your cleaning regime and won't be brewing at your house any more

Cheers
sc.

Maybe you should read the post c**nt.

Gooey.

Seals are fine. I'm guessing it was this > sample drawn off for pre-boil gravity test, some remaining in the tap... most likely the denser stuff at the bottom of the pot (and possibly some remnants from yesteryear). 90mins of direct exposure to flames has cooked it....

It had probably only had 3-4 brews on it. Whilst I'll admit it hadn't been disassembled before, I had done a scrub, PBW wash and sanitise (before and after) for every brew.

Oh well, lesson learnt... I now not only shelter the tap, but take the ******* apart and clean it every brew.

 

[Cocko]

Maybe you should read the post c**nt.

It got boring.



Edit: BTW: Your above assumptions seems viable..