Party tap

GF21 · Sep 8, 2024

Hi All
What cleansing regime should i use for a party tap that will be removed after use , im presuming sanitisation etc but it will be cleaned properly after disconnection
from the corny ,

MashBag · Sep 8, 2024

I run water through mine.

Have a few. I use two for bottling.

GF21 · Sep 8, 2024

so sanitser not needed , thats what i was thinking , maybe i might leave it connected and clean every 2 weeks or so , i tend to get through 20odd lts in about 4 weeks ish thx for your reply bro :beer1:

soupdragon · Sep 8, 2024

GF21 said:
so sanitser not needed , thats what i was thinking , maybe i might leave it connected and clean every 2 weeks or so , i tend to get through 20odd lts in about 4 weeks ish thx for your reply bro

Up until about 12 months or so ago I didn't bother getting carried away when cleaning my party taps. One evening while pouring a beer I saw a blob of black stuff come out of the tap and into my beer. Turned out that a load of slimy "stuff" had created a home behind the silicone/rubber plunger thing in the tap. I now strip down my party taps after every batch. No sign of the black stuff since

Cheers Tom

soupdragon · Sep 8, 2024

Just to add.
The black stuff appeared even though I was flushing my keg cleaning stuff through the attached beer line/tap.

Cheers Tom

GF21 · Sep 8, 2024

soupdragon said:
Just to add.
The black stuff appeared even though I was flushing my keg cleaning stuff through the attached beer line/tap.

Cheers Tom

well worth knowing bro , thx for the info :beer1:

LewisA · Sep 9, 2024

I guess it depends on what you are using it for. If you are using it just to dispense beer to drink, I don't think you need to sanitise, just clean so you avoid the issues that Soupdragon mentioned. If you are bottling I would definitely sanitise.