Existing automatic keg washers are expensive, often costing $15,000-30,000, which puts them out of reach for many small breweries.
How do breweries clean kegs?
Cleaning kegs in breweries has traditionally been accomplished by using hot water and alkaline liquid cleaning solutions comprised of sodium and or potassium hydroxide. Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and potassium hydroxide (KOH) utilize extremely high (12-14) pH to hydrolyze (break down) soil to remove it.
How do you make a carboy washing machine?
- Fill bucket one with warm PBW solution, and bucket two with warm water, enough to cover the pump.
- A 15-minute PBW wash. If washing a carboy, place the lid on the bucket, and the carboy on the lid. ...
- A 30-second water rinse. Move the entire pump setup from the PBW bucket to the water bucket.
How much are beer kegs worth?
At 30 pounds empty weight, a typical stainless steel keg might be worth around $24 (January 2013 scrap price for 304 stainless steel of ~80 cents per pound). While the price of scrap fluctuates, recent history has shown that the scrap value of a keg is easily the same or higher than a typical $20-30 deposit.Jun 21, 2017