Thanks for this video. I plan on picking one of these up for some home brew. Do you find it harder to clean and sanitize? Are there any removable parts inside the spear? Im surprised nobody has posted a video on how to clean a sankey keg on youtube
@ndtoronto Yes, they are harder to clean and sanitize, and yes there are removable parts in the spear. As far as why nobody has ever posted a video on how to clean a sanke keg, it's probably because it's the exact same way that you'd clean any other keg, carboy... really anything, that you can find. Put your cleaning solution in(I use PBW), slosh it around till eveyrthings clean(use a carboy brush if you have one handy), rinse, then sanitize with your product of choice(I use iodophor).
yah ive relized that the 5 gallon home brews go way to fast.. defently the home made hard cider.. so im ready to upgrade to the big boy keg.... but how would i go about purgeing the 02 out of keg ive only done it on pin and lock kegs before so not sure how i woudl do it on a sanky keg
@greatdagger There is a valve on one side of the sanke coupler. Just pull that valve out and it will release the gas from the keg. You can kind of see it in the video at 2:31, however, it's on the opposite side of the coupler in the video.
The only thing I would watch out for if you plan on using 15gal sankes instead of pin or ball lock kegs is that they are quite heavy. I believe you're looking somewhere in the area of 130lbs+ or so. Definitely not as easy to move around.
@greatdagger Yes you could do this. Most home brewers brew 5-6gal batches, so a 15.5gal keg would be overkill. If you happen to brew 15.5gal at a time, well done!
Make sure to purge the O2 out of the keg though or else you'll oxidize your beer and ruin your batch.
Thanks for this video. I plan on picking one of these up for some home brew. Do you find it harder to clean and sanitize? Are there any removable parts inside the spear? Im surprised nobody has posted a video on how to clean a sankey keg on youtube
ndtoronto 1 week ago
@ndtoronto Yes, they are harder to clean and sanitize, and yes there are removable parts in the spear. As far as why nobody has ever posted a video on how to clean a sanke keg, it's probably because it's the exact same way that you'd clean any other keg, carboy... really anything, that you can find. Put your cleaning solution in(I use PBW), slosh it around till eveyrthings clean(use a carboy brush if you have one handy), rinse, then sanitize with your product of choice(I use iodophor).
sixstring78 1 week ago
yah ive relized that the 5 gallon home brews go way to fast.. defently the home made hard cider.. so im ready to upgrade to the big boy keg.... but how would i go about purgeing the 02 out of keg ive only done it on pin and lock kegs before so not sure how i woudl do it on a sanky keg
greatdagger 2 months ago
@greatdagger There is a valve on one side of the sanke coupler. Just pull that valve out and it will release the gas from the keg. You can kind of see it in the video at 2:31, however, it's on the opposite side of the coupler in the video.
The only thing I would watch out for if you plan on using 15gal sankes instead of pin or ball lock kegs is that they are quite heavy. I believe you're looking somewhere in the area of 130lbs+ or so. Definitely not as easy to move around.
sixstring78 2 months ago
so by doign this i could do this with 15.5 gallon kegs and put home brews in and keep it under pressure?
greatdagger 2 months ago
@greatdagger Yes. I brew to transfer 15 gallons to a Sanke, so I've got a half gallon to spare during racking.
RavenArmament 2 months ago
@greatdagger Yes you could do this. Most home brewers brew 5-6gal batches, so a 15.5gal keg would be overkill. If you happen to brew 15.5gal at a time, well done!
Make sure to purge the O2 out of the keg though or else you'll oxidize your beer and ruin your batch.
sixstring78 2 months ago
So simple, and yet I had to look up this video after filling my sanke for the first time to figure it out. You're a lifesaver :)
PlatinumVulture 5 months ago
Great video! Thank you so much! I was having SO much trouble getting that thing back in!
dankest42 6 months ago
Thanks a million! You saved me a hell of a lot of time and trouble.
CambridgeNZ 8 months ago