Reconditioning / Rebuilding a Corney (Cornelius) Keg for Homebrew Use

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Mike picked these kegs up at Adventures in Homebrewing. They go on sale periodically, so keep your eye out. Most homebrew stores carry them too, check the pricing before you order online, and we’ve also had success on craigslist and Facebook marketplace.
We couldn’t waste this perfect opportunity to show how Mike cleans / reconditions / rebuilds his kegs. Added bonus, you’ll see how to apply the food grade lubricant that’ll keep your keg sealed up nice and tight, as well as some footage of universal poppets in action. The only thing we skipped was soaking your parts in sanitizer. Don’t skip that step!
Let us know if you have any novel ways of cleaning / rebuilding your kegs, or if you think we’re doing something wrong.
Homebrew Finds has a whole page with steps to clean the outside of a keg, here’s a link:
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The posts are most commonly 11/16″ and 7/8″, and you’ll want a 12 point deep socket for these. Less common are 11/16″ and 7/8″
When Jesse says he’s been known to sit on them, he lays them on their side, and sits on them to keep them from rolling while he’s applying pressure to the ratchet.
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[@ericbrady]

Thanks! I have 9 used corny kegs left to clean. Just cleaned one today… I have an eight tap kegerator for nitro cold brew coffee and tea. Will open a little business in a few months

[@ColoradoBrewTalk]

Glad it helped! Good luck with the business!

[@jcinsaniac]

Good tutorial. I use a sous vide probe dropped in the open keg and run it at 175 for an hour to soak out or add some PBW to wash it out. Then I flush it out a couple times...then sanitize. I don't have a keg washer, so I try to improvise. I do the same thing with my plastic fermenters...though you have to find out their max temp and I go 5 degrees below that to ensure I don't deform or melt them. Cheers!

[@ColoradoBrewTalk]

Thanks for the tip!

[@Xlr8ive]

hey the notch on the gas post is a good tip thanks

[@ColoradoBrewTalk]

You're welcome!

[@malcolmsoar4793]

Do you put PTFE tape on the post threads

[@ColoradoBrewTalk]

We don't but I don't see a reason why it would hurt. - Mike