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Offline Thirsty_Monk

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Re: IPA tasting awful through new line, recently cleaned tap
« Reply #15 on: April 26, 2013, 08:44:38 pm »
Yeah, I'm not spending $100 on that right now. ;)
Me neither.  Some day though :)

Or you could get a sanke spear welded onto a corny lid . . .

I got one of them. It does do the job. Bottle does not hold the pressure when you disconnect the coupler.
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Offline dean_palmer

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Re: IPA tasting awful through new line, recently cleaned tap
« Reply #16 on: May 14, 2013, 07:17:23 am »
I use 1/4" flare fittings on the ends of all my lines and that allows me to swap any adapter, corny, or sankey, or anything else. I generally use a corny keg with a bit of pressure to clean the lines. The flare fittings are cheap, and I really have never liked the pressure tanks offered to clean tap lines and they are a ripoff. When it is easy to clean your lines you'll do it more frequently :-)

All it takes are these parts, and you can buy them at all of the larger homebrewing suppliers.

http://stores.kegconnection.com/Detail.bok?no=150

Offline chumley

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Re: IPA tasting awful through new line, recently cleaned tap
« Reply #17 on: May 14, 2013, 11:15:29 am »
I generally use a corny keg with a bit of pressure to clean the lines.

I do the same. In fact, I have a 2.5 gallon corny that has had line cleaner sitting in it for over a year, once month I run it through the lines and let sit overnight, then reconnect the lines to beer and run about a 1/2 pint through and dump.  Never have any problems.