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Date: 13 Jun 2006 17:27:48
From: Deacon Bluez
Subject: Corny Keg Cleaning
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I am looking at getting away from the hours of cleaning and sanitizing
bottles, so I picked up a couple of cornies at a homebrew swap meet. They
need cleaned and the the seals replaced. I have never taken one apart to
clean or worked with them, so I was looking for some kind of guide for ther
repair, maintenance and cleaning/sanitizing of these kegs.
If there are no guides, or if the group could pass on their experience with
how to do this, it would be greatly appreciated.
Deacon
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Date: 14 Jun 2006 02:32:45
From: Brian
Subject: Re: Corny Keg Cleaning
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Check out this website, great information about kegs in general:
http://www.bodensatz.com/staticpages/index.php?page=Soda-Kegs
"Deacon Bluez" <deaconbluez@sti.net > wrote in message
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>I am looking at getting away from the hours of cleaning and sanitizing
>bottles, so I picked up a couple of cornies at a homebrew swap meet. They
>need cleaned and the the seals replaced. I have never taken one apart to
>clean or worked with them, so I was looking for some kind of guide for ther
>repair, maintenance and cleaning/sanitizing of these kegs.
> If there are no guides, or if the group could pass on their experience
> with how to do this, it would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Deacon
>
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Date: 13 Jul 2006 20:50:19
From: Steve Kranz
Subject: Re: Corny Keg Cleaning
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Deacon Bluez wrote:
> I am looking at getting away from the hours of cleaning and sanitizing
> bottles, so I picked up a couple of cornies at a homebrew swap meet. They
> need cleaned and the the seals replaced. I have never taken one apart to
> clean or worked with them, so I was looking for some kind of guide for ther
> repair, maintenance and cleaning/sanitizing of these kegs.
> If there are no guides, or if the group could pass on their experience with
> how to do this, it would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Deacon
Go to your local homebrew supply shop to get a set of seals. You need
an O-ring for the lid, one for each of the connector posts (one beer,
one gas), and one for the inside of the dip tube for gas and liquid.
Depending on what kind of shape they're in, you might also want to
replace (or at least have on hand as spares) a set of "poppet" valves
for each of the connectors.
The size of the O-rings for the connectors can vary, depending on
whether they're Ball-Lock or Pin-Lock. If in doubt, take it to your HBS
to get the right ones. Or if you don't have a local HBS, touch base
with the good folks at morebeer.com or northernbrewer.com.
Taking the keg apart is a simple matter of applying a wrench to the
connector...deep socket type ratchet works best for me, but a good old
adjustable will do in a pinch. However, if your keg is a pin-lock, you
also really *need* to get yourself a modified deep socket in order to
dismantle the connectors without damaging the pins. The above vendors
sell them...they have cut-outs which will fit around the pins of both
the gas and liquid connectors. Whether ball or pin lock, pay attention
to which connector goes onto which side of the keg (gas or
liquid)...they're different.
Once the connector is off, inside is the spring-loaded poppet valve, and
the dip tubes...the tubes just pull straight out and you really can't
screw it up or damage anything. Dislodge the poppet from the connector
by just pushing it into the connector with a screwdriver once it's off
the keg and in your hands.
--
Steve Kranz
Homebrewer extraordinaire, banjo player mediocaire
Visit the Midnight Homebrewers' League on the web at:
http://users.adelphia.net/~smkranz
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Date: 14 Jun 2006 09:13:16
From: Deacon Bluez
Subject: Re: Corny Keg Cleaning
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Thanks alot for all the great information. I think I'll read the sites
posted and follow the advice below.
If it works out I probably have about $50 in CRV money when I drop the
bottles off at the recycle center!
Deacon
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Date: 14 Jun 2006 08:31:04
From: MDixon
Subject: Re: Corny Keg Cleaning
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Deacon Bluez <deaconbluez@sti.net > wrote in message
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> I am looking at getting away from the hours of cleaning and sanitizing
> bottles, so I picked up a couple of cornies at a homebrew swap meet. They
> need cleaned and the the seals replaced. I have never taken one apart to
> clean or worked with them, so I was looking for some kind of guide for
ther
> repair, maintenance and cleaning/sanitizing of these kegs.
> If there are no guides, or if the group could pass on their experience
with
> how to do this, it would be greatly appreciated.
A decent article exists on my page...
Cheers,
Mike
www.ipass.net/mpdixon/
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Date: 14 Jun 2006 04:34:50
From: Shadow998
Subject: Re: Corny Keg Cleaning
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Deacon,
From what I've read, don't use chlorine on the kegs. The stainless steel
does not react well to it.
My Method: Before I use my "new to me" kegs, I take everytnig apart and
clean with a warm soap solution including all the fittings. I even clean
the inside of the tube with a coathanger and cloth wad (like cleaning a
rifle barrel). Afterward comes the boiling water rinse of all components
and reassembly. Immediately before kegging, I sanitize with boiling water
again. There are other methods, but this one has served me well enough.
Russ
"Deacon Bluez" <deaconbluez@sti.net > wrote in message
news:hPydndlxwsCVxRLZnZ2dnUVZ_vudnZ2d@sti.net...
>I am looking at getting away from the hours of cleaning and sanitizing
>bottles, so I picked up a couple of cornies at a homebrew swap meet. They
>need cleaned and the the seals replaced. I have never taken one apart to
>clean or worked with them, so I was looking for some kind of guide for ther
>repair, maintenance and cleaning/sanitizing of these kegs.
> If there are no guides, or if the group could pass on their experience
> with how to do this, it would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Deacon
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