Why to avoid sediment when kegging

[CorneliusAlphonse]

Well, tonight I discovered why i should be a bit better at avoiding sediment when transferring beer into a keg. I transferred a hoppy beer into a keg on monday, and put it in the fridge to cool and carbonate. Tonight, I thought i would pull a small glass just to see what it tasted like. I put on the liquid connect, opened the tap... and out came two drops. my dip tube is clogged. now I have to figure out how to fix it.

The dip tube in question had a couple of the mixer inserts in it, so that surely helped it clog. I could put the gas on the liquid out to push the crap out maybe, but that would be a temporary fix. i am cleaning a second keg i have, and will likely rack over to it tomorrow.

[LiverDance]

put the gas in on the beer out till it blows back through. Try not to completely get it on though as it isn't the same post on both sides, and will be a bitch to get off.

[GAM]

Liam

I have some connectors PL & BL set up transfer clean and other uses.

I have the made up connectors you need.

Sandy

[CorneliusAlphonse]

Liam

I have some connectors PL & BL set up transfer clean and other uses.

I have the made up connectors you need.

Sandy

i was figuring i would just use a racking cane and plastic siphon tube - i think there is a fair pile of sediment at the bottom of the keg, so i can't really rack out using pressure and the dip tube, cause nothing flows at all. thanks for the offer though

[GAM]

I meant to free the clog.

Sandy

[CorneliusAlphonse]

I meant to free the clog.

Sandy

ahh, right. yeah i cleared the dip tube once by taking it apart and cleaning it all, but it clogged immediately when i tried again, so i think i have to re-rack