Cleaning keg system

[Ghizo]

Just about to set up my keggerator, I have a question about cleaning?
I am setting up two taps for cleaning the beer lines do I use the same no suds cleaner I use in my fermenter? Then sanitise with no rinse sanitiser?
Also after you have a beer do you need to clean the lines if it will be a few days till you have another? Or just clean the tap with hot soapy water
My thoughts were to use an empty keg or get smaller keg to wash cleaners through the lines or is there a better way to do this?
First brew should go in keg next weekend looking forward to trying it

Thanks in advance for help

Tim

 

[dblunn]

Hi, you will love having a couple of beers on tap. You only need to clean the lines between brews, just clean the outside of the taps between drinking sessions. You can get special keg and line cleaner but just use the stuff you wash your fermenter in, like sodium percarbonate etc. make sure you rinse them out before putting beer back in there. I find the bisexual carbonator caps and a soft drink bottle bottle a good way to flush cleaner through the lines, just half fill with cleaner then pressurize with gas then connect the liquid line and turn it upside down and gas will push it through. Let it soak for a bit then flush it out and rinse/sanitize the lines and tap.
Dave

 

[professional_drunk]

Or you can rotate your soda water tap to clean between beers.

 

[Danscraftbeer]

You can get away with removing an empty keg and connecting a new one without flushing the lines everytime but thats up to each person. There is no question that regular cleanliness is the best. Flush the lines after every keg and dismantly and clean the taps, say every third keg? that's me anyway. Depends on the beer too. Darker beers with more body accumulate malt and goo in the taps more than very clear pales etc.

 

[woodwormm]

Or you can rotate your soda water tap to clean between beers.

What and taint your soda wirh beer flavour? !

I have a hills 2Litre garden sprayer with liquid post screwed on. Fill with solution pump and presto. Though the bisexual carbonater caps sound good.

 

[nala]

Like this

 

[Dae Tripper]

This is awesome for cleaning lines, with 2L pepsi or coke bottle. Suits liquid or gas disconnects, and you can fill the bottle with what ever you like eg starsan, no-rinse sanitiser, or water for a flush. They can also counter pressure fill pet bottles. Seriously get one, I use mine all the time. There is a vid on the Keg King website too.

 

[Mickcr250]

Do you have to crank the pressure right up to use those caps?

 

[Fylp]

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Thanks for that one, much easier than what I do.

 

[Ghizo]

Just ordered a carbonation cap thanks for the advice

 

[woodwormm]

Like this

bingo

 

[Dae Tripper]

Do you have to crank the pressure right up to use those caps?

When I clean lines, keg tube etc I just squeeze the bottle.

Just ordered a carbonation cap thanks for the advice

Glad I could help

 

[SJW]

You guys are great. Ive got a carbonation cap sitting at home doing nothing. what a great way to clean my beer lines and taps. Thanks

Steve

 

[dannymars]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YK1-7mHk48

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XS3Auf4INo

 

[Dae Tripper]

A picture for good measure

 

[TheBigD]

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Ive got this exact setup I just run boiling water through my lines and the odd starsan

 

[chubbytaxman]

This is awesome for cleaning lines, with 2L pepsi or coke bottle. Suits liquid or gas disconnects, and you can fill the bottle with what ever you like eg starsan, no-rinse sanitiser, or water for a flush. They can also counter pressure fill pet bottles. Seriously get one, I use mine all the time. There is a vid on the Keg King website too.

Hey DT ... Were these from evilbay or part of a BB ..

Interested in something like these

 

[Hpal]

http://onlinebrewingsupplies.com/product_info.php?cPath=39&products_id=671

 

[Gossy]

Yup love this product AND I can carbonate water for the others.

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