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Another Keg and Carboy Washer...

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Another Keg and Carboy Washer...

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:16 pm
by Sam Scott
I know we've seen a bunch doc & tasty style keg washers... just figured I'd throw mine into the mix.

I'm using a 1/3 hp pump instead of the 1/6 hp. There's so much flow that I didn't find it necessary to cap and drill the nozzle. The pump also creates enough pressure to reach the top of the "bev out" dip tube without restricting flow to the "gas in" side.

You can check out more details (pics and video) here: Keg and Carboy Washer
I've also blogged about some other homebrew projects.

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Re: Another Keg and Carboy Washer...

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 5:48 am
by captain carrot
Great job on the washer. I like how it all stores in the bucket. Thanks for the link to the video it's a big help. Off to the work bench! :jnj

Re: Another Keg and Carboy Washer...

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:52 pm
by TastyMcD
Nice job Sam. I like your design.

Tasty

Re: Another Keg and Carboy Washer...

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:36 pm
by Sam Scott
TastyMcD wrote:Nice job Sam. I like your design.

Tasty


Thanks Tasty!

...And my wife thanks you and Doc for the idea! Now I don't have carboys and kegs dickin' up her kitchen.
Since I'm canning my starter wort, the only mess made in the kitchen is when my starter erupts...

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Re: Another Keg and Carboy Washer...

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 3:04 am
by Sent From My iPhone
That's beautiful Sam, I think I just found a project for this weekend :jnj

Re: Another Keg and Carboy Washer...

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 9:21 am
by Otterbrew
Great, more stuff to take up floor space.
Thanks for the posting. I will be looking on eBay soon.
-Greg

Re: Another Keg and Carboy Washer...

Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 8:24 am
by Otterbrew
Traffic was the shits the other day (Bay Bridge damage/closure), so I decided to "work from home" and built one of these. This thing is great. Not only is it functional, but it adds a little "Feng Shui" to my garage. Thanks for sharing this.
-Greg

Re: Another Keg and Carboy Washer...

Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 6:57 pm
by jwatkins56550
Try some fermcap S in that starter to avoid eruptions...

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