Kegerator Cleaning Guide Corny Keg Beer Lines and Faucets

[@charlesellison8647]

After 15 years of brewing, I am still learning new things. Today I learned that I am not letting the cleaning solution sit in the beer lines long enough. Thanks David!

[@DavidHeathHomebrew]

Great to hear :) After over 30 years I am also learning new things also, I think it is what keeps brewing so interesting.

[@PortlyGentleman]

Very nice video David You cover all of the necessary draft system cleaning steps in your typical concise manner I enjoyed it.

[@DavidHeathHomebrew]

Great to hear Bradley:) I am going to be doing some more guides like this for kegerators.

[@alanman5328]

Another awesome guide David! Sure was a lot of information within a pretty short video! Glad you added the text summary at the end of each section. This gave me some good pointers in improving my process. Thank you!!!

[@DavidHeathHomebrew]

Many thanks Allan. Yes, I was keen to keep it timely and info rich. Great to hear that it was helpful :)

[@Jamie-kg2lr]

This video is just awesome! You are the best David! Thank you very much for all you do for our community

[@DavidHeathHomebrew]

Sorry for some reason I missed this. Many thanks, much appreciated :)

[@mardanheddeokwa]

This is very handy information. I want to buy kegs in the near future. So any information is welcome. Thanks David!

[@DavidHeathHomebrew]

Great to hear Chris. I will be following with more Kegerator videos this year.

[@johnmal801]

Thanks David.. Another great and well thought out video. The learning never stops...

[@DavidHeathHomebrew]

Many thanks John, glad you found this one useful :)

[@markymarkfuzz]

Thanks so much for this content mate. I took heaps of notes and have now realised I need some caustic line cleaner:-) Very informative and easy to follow!

[@DavidHeathHomebrew]

Great to hear Mark, cheers 🍺

[@Dts1953]

Excellent information David. I have just been cleaning 40 bottles and it is a tedious job but so necessary. Thanks mate👍👍👍

[@DavidHeathHomebrew]

Many thanks. Yes bottling gets old pretty fast :)

[@ricardogamboa4334]

Great video thanks. I use a carbonation cap and a soda bottle with cleaner to run through the lines. I put some pressure on the bottle first. This allows me to clean the line sooner as I don’t always have time to clean the keg right away. This works great for me.

[@DavidHeathHomebrew]

Thanks Ricardo. I used to use a bottle system some years back with a sankey keg. Worked well :)

[@cornfieldcraig]

As always, great stuff, David. Personally, I use a small submersible pump in a bowl containing BLC under the open faucet. The hose connects to the barb on a carb cap to which I connect the ball lock disconnect of the liquid line. Open the tap, plug in the pump and let it run for as long as I like. I like that the cleaner flows continuously, rather than mostly soaking.

[@DavidHeathHomebrew]

Thanks Craig. I used to do something similar until the pump died. I started using this method and got the same end result. So in the end decided against getting another one :)

[@cornfieldcraig]

@@DavidHeathHomebrew I agree, David. Both methods work great. I just happened to have the pump which I used to use for chilling my fermentor with ice water.

[@DavidHeathHomebrew]

Yes, indeed. But while you have a pump you can save C02 :)

[@mustang774]

Great video. I just cleaned two fermentors and two kegs along with my two beer lines on my keggeerayor just this afternoon using my Marks Keg Washer. I've always used PBW in. my beer lines but I might switch to LLC next time......Take care, Bluefin.

[@DavidHeathHomebrew]

Great, glad you found this useful:)

[@fdk7014]

I use Mark's Keg Washer mk II. It makes cleaning kegs and fermenters really easy. It also comes with an attachment to the pump that allows you to circulate cleaner through your kegerator lines making that a breeze as well.

[@DavidHeathHomebrew]

Yes, its certainly a good product :)

[@rairch4683]

This is another fantastic video. Very informative. Just finishing up a keezer build, so perfect timing. 👍

[@DavidHeathHomebrew]

Thank you :) I hope it helps keep everything problem free for you :)

[@A2an]

Nice with a thorough cleaning program. Loved it 👍

[@DavidHeathHomebrew]

Many thanks Allan :) Glad that you enjoyed it :)

[@Zeggi81]

It's time for me to purchase a blaster it seems. Thanks for the great vid, as always.

[@DavidHeathHomebrew]

Thanks Tomas. The bucket blaster is certainly one of the good options I feel.

[@robertwilliams1473]

My Kegerator came with a squeeze bottle with a one way valve, I hook it up to the connector on the faucet and empty keg. Pump hot water with the cleaner works miracles, the hot water helps.

[@DavidHeathHomebrew]

Great, I had something like this for a sankeg keg some years back. It worked well.

[@Dave.Hufkens]

Thanks for the video David. How long can you keep the beer fresh in a corneykeg? Because if I only drink 1 or 2 pints a day it Will take me a verry long time to finish the keg. Or schould I just keep botteling in this case 😢

[@DavidHeathHomebrew]

Hi Dave, as long as it was been transferred correctly and is kept at a chilled temperature then it really depends on the style. Wheat beers may last 2-3 months for example, where as more resilient styles will last considerably longer at 4-6 months. One or two pints a day is more that some drink for sure, you should be fine with 19L. I hope this helps 🍻🍻🍻

[@lievestruyfs455]

@@DavidHeathHomebrew Thanks David. How often should I clean the beer lines and tap? If I, for example, don’t drink for two weeks, will the lines become contaminated?

[@djn3kkid]

Hi there. Im new to the homebrewing, and im soon in need of cleaing my kegs. However, i do my brewing in my cellar, where i also happen to store my preassure washer (think cleaning cars and pavement). Is this a viable option?

[@DavidHeathHomebrew]

Hi, yes certainly it is for washing them out. You will still need to use the chemicals mentioned, which may be ok to use with your washer too.

[@djn3kkid]

@@DavidHeathHomebrew its a 3-4000kr kärcher from Jula, so nothing 'special'. I guess i need to investigate further.

[@DavidHeathHomebrew]

I would use it just to wash off.

[@pdubb9754]

Do you disassemble and clean the ball lock disconnect?

[@DavidHeathHomebrew]

No need to disassemble, though it does get cleaned during line cleaning.

[@pdubb9754]

​@@DavidHeathHomebrew Could you not then make the same argument for the posts? I do it more or less as you described, cleaning my post assembly, and have never cleaned my disconnects. It seems to work, but I have wondered if I should do both, or perhaps don't need to do either.

[@DavidHeathHomebrew]

Yes, I guess you could in actual fact :)

[@curtzeek8818]

If you have beer stone or ever develop it, use BLC to clean your lines. It comes in a 4oz bottle or a 32oz bottle. It dissolves beer stone. I have been using it for 32 years. It is one of the best beer line cleaners out there, and it is not caustic.

[@DavidHeathHomebrew]

Sounds good stuff Curt. I have not seen that here in Europe sadly.

[@curtzeek8818]

@@DavidHeathHomebrew They're a company here in the US. They make cleaners for wine lines, and all kinds of cleaners for homebrewing They're called National Chemical Inc. If they ever make their way over there, watch for a product called "Keg and Carboy Cleaning Tablets". Absolutely a great product. Just drop a tablet or 2, if very dirty, and fill with warm or hot water. Dump out the next day and rinse. Then do your normal sanitizing. There is no scrubbing whatsoever involved. Cheers!

[@DavidHeathHomebrew]

Many thanks for the info Curt, very much appreciated:)

[@wollewolfram]

Is it possible to use PBW to the beer lines?

[@DavidHeathHomebrew]

You can but I would recommend that you use a dedicated line cleaner instead.

[@InvisibleCitizen]

I Kleen by pushing from a keg full of cleaning agent trough the lines into anther keg. Then I push warm water from keg through the lines into another keg.

[@DavidHeathHomebrew]

Yes that works nicely, if you have a spare keg :)

[@paulrobertson9439]

Very useful as always thank you

[@DavidHeathHomebrew]

Great, thanks Paul :)

[@jonmccombs1711]

Great job!

[@DavidHeathHomebrew]

Many thanks Jon :)

[@notrandom2]

Naw son... Soap and water.

[@DavidHeathHomebrew]

Nah :)