Doc's keg cleaner

Wed Aug 06, 2008 6:28 pm

Doc,
Would you post plans for building a keg cleaner like the one you have? That seems like such a nifty idea that takes some of the drudgery out of brewing.
Thanks,
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Re: Doc's keg cleaner

Wed Aug 06, 2008 7:44 pm

Doc (and Tasty's) keg cleaner will have a "how-to" soon... or so I hear... :)

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Re: Doc's keg cleaner

Wed Aug 06, 2008 8:02 pm

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Re: Doc's keg cleaner

Thu Aug 07, 2008 9:20 am

Doc (and Tasty's) keg cleaner will have a "how-to" soon... or so I hear..


I swear it will happen. My brothers have to have this thing as an option. I'm cleaning a keg as I type this.

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Re: Doc's keg cleaner

Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:12 am

Push Eject wrote:Doc (and Tasty's) keg cleaner will have a "how-to" soon... or so I hear... :)

Push E.


That's nice. But do you mean "soon" as in about a month, or "soon" as how long it takes for Justin to update the BN website? :) I'd really love to build one of those things. I hate cleaning kegs.

I'm designing an automated cleaner for my conical too. My hips are shot-to-shit. If I don't have as much of my process as automated as I can, then I'll be in trouble after I'm officially rendered crippled.
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Re: Doc's keg cleaner

Thu Aug 07, 2008 12:04 pm

If it helps before the extended version is ready, these photos are already posted in the gadget section here:

http://www.thebrewingnetwork.com/photos ... itemId=132

http://www.thebrewingnetwork.com/photos ... itemId=135

I recall it is a high pressure 1/4 HP pump that is always soaking in PBW and the end is a 1/2" plumbing fitting that they use to make a water hammer and rough-in your toilets and sink faucet connections thet Doc drilled a few holes in.

http://www.thebrewingnetwork.com/photos ... itemId=141

http://www.thebrewingnetwork.com/photos ... itemId=144

Listen to the archive for a description of how it is hooked up and how it works if you need immediate bierinformatzion.

This show around the 1:45:00 time for doc's keg cleaner (his water filter starts around 1:40:00)

It's currently on page 5 of the archive

http://www.thebrewingnetwork.com/sunday ... tion=&id=&

Sunday Live Show 12-18-05 19 Dec 2005

Sunday Live Show 12-18-05 mp3 format

The Gadget Show. Featuring some great homemade gadget projects, an hilarious discussion about what to buy the wife for xmas, Jon fighting with Jamil, Daniela dumping Justin, Crazy Jack in the studio, and a great big thanks to you for listening. What a finale to 2005. Stay tuned....2006 will be better than ever.


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Re: Doc's keg cleaner

Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:48 pm

bcmaui wrote:


I recall it is a high pressure 1/4 HP pump that is always soaking in star-san......



:jnj


Nice of you to find all that info BC,
I'm pretty sure it's PBW though,
I remember Doc saying how the pump would heat up during operation which in turn heated up the PBW making it work better.
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Re: Doc's keg cleaner

Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:19 pm

semaj0006 wrote:
bcmaui wrote:


I recall it is a high pressure 1/4 HP pump that is always soaking in star-san......



:jnj


Nice of you to find all that info BC,
I'm pretty sure it's PBW though,
I remember Doc saying how the pump would heat up during operation which in turn heated up the PBW making it work better.


Corrected for the record above - thanks for catching that.
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