Beer Dispense System

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Permalink Reply by Peter Dear on October 7, 2009 at 8:50pm

have managed to get hold of one of these

http://www.dunedinmalthouse.com/components/com_virtuemart/shop_imag...

but its pretty old and in need of a clean! how best to clean it??

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Permalink Reply by Reviled on October 7, 2009 at 9:08pm

Pretty difficult if you dont have a keg and gas to hook it up to, I normally run a keg of napisan solution through the tap to clean them.. Maybe just soak it in a tub of napisan??

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Permalink Reply by Peter Dear on October 7, 2009 at 9:19pm

its a hand pump system, so i just need a container with a keg top on it that i could flush it through with a solution.

any ideas where id get my hands on one of those, preferably on loan!

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Permalink Reply by Stu McKinlay on October 7, 2009 at 9:23pm

that's not a "handpump"
just a picnic tap. you will need pressure to force solution out (including beer, once it is clean).

handpumps "pull" the solution through

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Permalink Reply by Peter Dear on October 7, 2009 at 9:54pm

Sorry my bad! Wrong picture. I have got hold of a hand pump. Will cleaning that be easier??

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Permalink Reply by Stu McKinlay on October 7, 2009 at 9:56pm

yeh, just stick your tube in some napisan solution and pull it firmly until it smells clean

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Permalink Reply by Peter Dear on October 13, 2009 at 11:57am

So have a hand pump and have cleaned it very well, even if I do say so myself!!

Only issue is the beer it pours is exceptionally frothy. The froth mostly clears but the beer I'm left with tastes flat due to this. Any hints? Tips??

Everyone wants $80+ to hire a chilly bin tap so I'm trying to avoid this option.

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