Oddball Observaions & Tips
#21
Posted 21 November 2009 - 07:02 PM
#22
Posted 22 November 2009 - 06:38 PM
This about sums it up for me also.Have not had any problems.This must be one of my lazier areas. I do completely break down my kegs when I get them... but between batches I clean it out with hot water and EasyClean (a soak of about an hour) and then it gets filled with Starsan solution. When the keg has EasyClean in it, it comes up into the liquid-out tube and I'll use a small, thin brush to clean it further. I will also run the EasyClean & StarSan through my tap lines. If I had to break down the kegs between each use, I'd probably have to find another hobby... I don't have that kind of time.
#23
Posted 22 November 2009 - 08:55 PM
#24
Posted 23 November 2009 - 05:45 AM
#25
Posted 23 November 2009 - 10:34 AM
It is always good to have a goal!I break down every time, but I just scrub the posts and poppets in hot water, rinse out the dip tube, scrub the lid, rinse the keg with hot water and a carboy brush, a couple hot rinses, reassemble, pour about a quart of starsan solution in, cap it and roll it, 5 minutes later dump the starsan, purge and fill.That's the only way I can get the parts mixed up between the kegs.
#26
Posted 23 November 2009 - 11:44 AM
Edited by JKoravos, 23 November 2009 - 11:45 AM.
#27
Posted 24 November 2009 - 08:09 AM
#28
Posted 27 November 2009 - 06:18 AM
#29
Posted 27 November 2009 - 07:45 AM
#30
Posted 27 November 2009 - 08:24 AM
If they don't easily come out I just tweak them a tiny bit with something like a screwdriver. It usually doesn't take much to dislodge them in my experience.For those of you tearing down the kegs every time, have you found a good way to take out the poppets from firestone kegs without destroying them? I have tried with a small flat head screwdriver, and sometimes I can get it out, but I think I may be bending the legs of the poppets because the legs sit in a groove inside the post. Cornelius poppets just fall out, so that's not a problem, but the firestone kegs I've had issues with.
#31
Posted 30 November 2009 - 08:40 AM
I just use a 1/8" drift pin punch. Center it on the poppet, grab a small chunk of 2x4 I have sitting around, and give it a tap. However. if you overdo it you will slam the poppet into the countertop and flatten the legs. If you're worried about that, get a chunk of hardwood, although another 2x4 will also work. Drill a hole with a forstner bit to match the od of the poppet. Then get a 5/8" forstner and drill the center through to allow a place for the poppet to hide when you accidentally smack the snot out of the poppet with the punch.For those of you tearing down the kegs every time, have you found a good way to take out the poppets from firestone kegs without destroying them? ...
#32
Posted 30 November 2009 - 09:59 AM
I use a corkscrew.For those of you tearing down the kegs every time, have you found a good way to take out the poppets from firestone kegs without destroying them? I have tried with a small flat head screwdriver, and sometimes I can get it out, but I think I may be bending the legs of the poppets because the legs sit in a groove inside the post. Cornelius poppets just fall out, so that's not a problem, but the firestone kegs I've had issues with.
#33
Posted 01 December 2009 - 11:21 AM
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