Keg Filling

[yap]

reviving an old thread..

for those of you using the GW kent filler, I have a question.

once it gets foam in the FOB device and shuts off the flow, how best do you reset it for the next keg. i spray sanitized back into it which works sometimes, but is a pain. sometimes i have to completely unscrew it and dunk in sanitized to get the foam out so the FOB will work again.

any tips for doing this? unscrewing it everytime is a pain and i'm guessing I will wear out the threads prematurely...

thanks

[poltz]

Sanitized Paper clip. The smaller ones... Silly, but it works...

[SRB]

With the coupler off the keg and in the locked in position, one super quick blast of canned air does the trick!

Also, I have found that a separate blow off tube is helpful, for a few reasons; confirm full fill, and also when I recouple for the next fill I drain off pressure in keg, with my finger over the foam pin hole to keep the ball from creeping back up.

=)

[yap]

i tried the paperclip, and that helped. still not perfect but better.

i tried blasting co2 back into it but that didn't work too well. i need a better attachment so it focuses the blast better me thinks...

thanks for the ideas and keep them coming!

[SRB]

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i tried blasting co2 back into it but that didn't work too well. i need a better attachment so it focuses the blast better me thinks...

The little red plastic tube on the can air focuses it wonderfully.

[Public_beer]

With the coupler off the keg and in the locked in position, one super quick blast of canned air does the trick!
=)

I know this thread is a bit stale, but I find a combination of the suggested tricks above works best. Once I remove the coupler, I push the handle back to the locked position (like SRB said), then I open the "overflow" valve (the one without the clear pressure valve) and proceed to use my spray bottle of saniclean. I find that, with the nozzle on "stream," a few squirts in the pressure valve followed by a few into the opened overflow releases a good chunk of foam and sets things right...most of the time.

If you're still fighting that little creeping ball (SRB, I must think alot like you) holding your finger over the pinhole can ease that pressure back down without having to de-couple again.

That's just what I've gathered from beating my head against the brite.

[chicagobrewbus]

plastic fermenters

http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/ite...4385&catid=513

How are those plastic fermenters working out for you? We're looking at a 3 barrel system and are on a budget

[Greenbushguy]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if you suck the beer out of the FV (airtight sealed vessel) with a pump aren't you creating negative pressure and risk imploding the walls of your jacketed fermenters?! Just push it with CO2.