Cleaning Lines

[mike_75]

I am about to clean my lines for the first time so was wondering the best equipment to use. I was going to choose between this;

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BEER-PUMP-CLE ... 45fe361673

Or the cheaper option;

http://www.kegworks.com/deluxe-beer-lin ... 395-p16412

My lines are about 3 metres long.

Any helpmuch appreciated.

Cheers

 

[JABB]

What have you got?
Both the options above are really for kegs. If you have cornies, it will be different.

 

[mike_75]

Sorry, I have kegs

 

[kev]

Interesting topic however I assume most people on here won't have kegs. They will (presumably) have Cornies.

Without wanting to get shot down in flames, I'll go first...........

I use cornies in a temp controlled fridge and when I change a keg I'm obviously cleaning/sterilising another keg to go in its place so I usually use VWP to do this. After the VWP has done its job in the keg, I usually run it through the line for the full volume of the keg and that cleans it all out.

Simples.

K

 

[Fil]

also a corny user who uses the cleaner rinse and steraliser from my kegs thru the line.

i dont clean while a keg is online as its sealed upto the tap seal, i use taps in a font, tap spouts can get manky, very manky if something sweet like gingerbeer is served.

I do clean my spouts one unscrews for easy cleaning the others i use a squirty bottle to squirt warm cleaner up there at least once a week (when i remember) and to rinse..

if you dont want to extend your keg cleaning to the beer line, a budget alternative to a dedicated cleaning pressure vessel is to use a garden sprayer, pull the spray attachment and join the tube to your beerline and pump up the pressure to push your cleaner thru.