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nickey




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PostLink    Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 1:30 pm    Post subject: Reviving and old brewery Reply with quote


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Hi,
A couple of months back I was lucky enough to get an electric brewery from a neighbor for real cheap. The brewery had not been used in over 3 years. I moved it into my shop and have got it almost ready to try. Along the way I did upgrade the conical fermenter by adding a cooling coil inside and built a glycol chiller.
My question is about cleaning everything to get it ready. The holes I bored in the fermenter I suppose need to be passivated, which I am plan to make a paste with Barkeeper's Friend and take care of, but what about the rest of the stuff. Should I simply just clean the rest and that be that? What would be the best way to clean the silicone hoses? Is it okay to pump PBW water through the pumps and hoses? Any suggestions to clean and get everything back into shape would be appreciated.
Thanks
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kal
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Joined: 12 Dec 2010
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Location: Ottawa, Canada

Drinking: Pub Ale, Electric Creamsicle, Mild, Pliny the Younger, Belgian Dark Strong, Weizen, Russian Imperial Stout, Black Butte Porter


PostLink    Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 1:42 pm    Post subject: Re: Reviving and old brewery Reply with quote

Hi and welcome to the forum!

nickey wrote:
My question is about cleaning everything to get it ready.

Check out our "Cleaning Brewing Equipment & Kegs" guide, available under our USING YOUR BREWERY menu here:
https://shop.theelectricbrewery.com/pages/using-your-brewery

There are lots of other guides on using your brewery there as well that you may find handy, many of which are not specific to our setup but can be used by anyone.

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The holes I bored in the fermenter I suppose need to be passivated

They do not. See the guide above for more details.

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What would be the best way to clean the silicone hoses? Is it okay to pump PBW water through the pumps and hoses?

Yes. Basically the same way as described in the guide.

Cheers!

Kal

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