I've spent a lot of time struggling with reinstalling the retaining rings. It seems obvious now, but your method or working it in with a pliers is genius. Saved me a bunch of time. Thank you!!
I keep saying I'm going to buy a keg tool but your video made it so easy (when I first saw it) that a year later I'm still not seeing a need for the tool! Fantastic video. And to all the nitwits bashing you for showing how to do this, it's ludicrous to think this will help people defraud beer distributors. Although I do agree a mention of pressure release first wouldn't hurt. I always put a valve on a keg and lock it down to ensure all the pressure is gone. Half the time I get an awesome stale beer fountain! Thanks again for posting the best disassemble/assemble vid on kegs!
I've wanted to move to 1/2BBL sanke for some time. I just could not get the ring back in, until I watched your video. Then I walked the ring in with a small pair of slip notch pliers, easy as pie. Thanks for posting this. I owe you a home brew.
Thanks for this video! I have a Sanke valve tool, but it doesn't do anything to help take out, or put back in, the retaining ring. It's good for releasing the pressure, but that's about it. Otherwise, it just gets in the way to take out, and put back in, the ring. I will say though that the curved removal knife that comes with the sanke valve removal kit is useful. Anyway, I was having a heck of time getting the retaining ring out and back in until I watched this video. If the pliers method in this video doesn't do the trick, try a screwdriver and hammer. I put the screwdriver horizontal, starting at the point where the ring that was already in. I then moved around tapping in the parts of the ring that were not in. Worked great. Thanks again for this video!
thanks for this. i searched everywhere for a reassembling method..what good is it taking it part if i cant put it back together...good stuff man thanks
Racking into a sanke is the same as racking into any other keg. Haven't noticed any wear on the ring at all yet other then a couple nicks. Hasn't affected the kegs ability to hold pressure. You're able to purchase new o-rings online if you needed to. I brew 12 gallon batches and it would be nice to have the whole batch in one keg, but on the other hand it's a pain in the butt to lift with that much beer in it. That's why I personally use 20 litre kegs instead.
Is there a special "tool" specifically designed for taking out the lock rings? I've already broken the tips of the blades off of everything I have that will fit in the slot. Still can't even budge the lock ring.
@greatdagger There is a valve on one side of the sanke coupler. Just pull that valve out and it will release the gas from the keg. You can kind of see it in the video at 2:31, however, it's on the opposite side of the coupler in the video. The only thing I would watch out for if you plan on using 15gal sankes instead of pin or ball lock kegs is that they are quite heavy. I believe you're looking somewhere in the area of 130lbs+ or so. Definitely not as easy to move around.
@ndtoronto Yes, they are harder to clean and sanitize, and yes there are removable parts in the spear. As far as why nobody has ever posted a video on how to clean a sanke keg, it's probably because it's the exact same way that you'd clean any other keg, carboy... really anything, that you can find. Put your cleaning solution in(I use PBW), slosh it around till eveyrthings clean(use a carboy brush if you have one handy), rinse, then sanitize with your product of choice(I use iodophor).
It does say to release the pressure from the kegs first when watching the video on a PC. For some reason that message does not show up on mobile devices. And yes, these couplers will be common to anyone who has ever used a sanke keg before.
Excellent video... Do you have one showing how to rack home brew into the sanke? Also, have you found the spring ring that you remove during disassembly to wear down or impact the pressure? I love the idea of kegging 15 gallons at a time. Just not sure how many time a keg can be disassembled before pressure leaks occur.
Might want to make mention to degas the keg first , and these cupler fitting is common for me , only some of the posh beers have a slide on cupler ,there the only 2 cuplers that i know of unless you want to mention the old spear kegs with the screw on fitting. i have been working in hospitality sence 98 and i have never used one for real althought i was shown how to do it once as part of my training
Howdy, OK so stupid question.... What style tap fits on this keg? we are new home brewers, and we have the same style sixer keg. We are getting ready to transport our beer from the carboy to the keg... Anyhow, I'm not exactly sure what style tap fits on these kegs... Thanks man
You force carbonate the beer with CO2. The coupler is hooked up to your regulator and CO2 tank so you set it to your desired psi and let it carbonate. I prefer carbonating at serving pressure. I set my regulator for 10-12 psi and it takes just over a week to carbonate the beer. You can also set it to 30psi and let it carbonate for about 48 hours and then set your regulator to serving pressure. I don't get as good a result this way though.
How long is the shank? I have a 5 gallon keg that didn't come with the shank, but have shanks for a 15.5 gallon keg that doesn't seem to work. Thinking of just chopping it down. Can't find the length though.
I have read every forum, watched every video but nothing has helped me get the spear out. The o ring came out easy, the spear turned and lined upgood as well, but is still stuck, it seems as if the top of the speer or outer ring is bent/ warped. Everyone seems to slide spear out easily once lined up good. Please help me I am going insane, I feel like im the only person who has ever had tis problem as there is no info or help on my inpeticular problem
My best friend just got 30 stitches in his face and could have bled to death if no one was there to help him from not degassing the keg properly before removing the spear . To make it worse he runs nitrogen (beer gas) which is much a higher PSI. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE bleed off all pressure before removing the spear. I have done it many times and it can be done safely.
Every time I do this it takes about an hour of near temper tantrum to get it back together. When it goes in it just does. I HATE this job so much. Wish wish wish I could figure out how t make it work in a minute or two like this.
There's no tap that will fit directly to the keg(that I've ever seen). You need to attach food grade beer line to the "out" side of the coupler(which attaches to the keg) and then attach the beer line to a tap. You can get a regular beer tap, perlick or even a picnic tap.
So I've tried for hours, my friends have tried for hours but we can't seem to get the rings back in. They went in fine for a few of the kegs but not for the others...HELP!
@greatdagger Yes you could do this. Most home brewers brew 5-6gal batches, so a 15.5gal keg would be overkill. If you happen to brew 15.5gal at a time, well done! Make sure to purge the O2 out of the keg though or else you'll oxidize your beer and ruin your batch.
why not just thread the retainer ring back into place like you slide a key onto a key ring? Better than forcing it into place wit pliers and risk deforming it.
Ok, I was going to reply to a couple of the comments but Google is being a huge asshole and has changed things making it much too difficult to reply to comments. Stacy: glad I could provide some sanity in your house. :) Paleowarrior2: they're the same length for either keg.
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I've spent a lot of time struggling with reinstalling the retaining rings. It seems obvious now, but your method or working it in with a pliers is genius. Saved me a bunch of time. Thank you!!
I keep saying I'm going to buy a keg tool but your video made it so easy (when I first saw it) that a year later I'm still not seeing a need for the tool! Fantastic video. And to all the nitwits bashing you for showing how to do this, it's ludicrous to think this will help people defraud beer distributors. Although I do agree a mention of pressure release first wouldn't hurt. I always put a valve on a keg and lock it down to ensure all the pressure is gone. Half the time I get an awesome stale beer fountain! Thanks again for posting the best disassemble/assemble vid on kegs!
I've wanted to move to 1/2BBL sanke for some time. I just could not get the ring back in, until I watched your video. Then I walked the ring in with a small pair of slip notch pliers, easy as pie. Thanks for posting this. I owe you a home brew.
Short and sweet. Excellent demonstration.
Great video, got one of these I needed to clean. Easy to follow instructions! Thanks!
Thanks for this video! I have a Sanke valve tool, but it doesn't do anything to help take out, or put back in, the retaining ring. It's good for releasing the pressure, but that's about it. Otherwise, it just gets in the way to take out, and put back in, the ring. I will say though that the curved removal knife that comes with the sanke valve removal kit is useful.
Anyway, I was having a heck of time getting the retaining ring out and back in until I watched this video.
If the pliers method in this video doesn't do the trick, try a screwdriver and hammer. I put the screwdriver horizontal, starting at the point where the ring that was already in. I then moved around tapping in the parts of the ring that were not in. Worked great.
Thanks again for this video!
Check out the video I did on my page. Much easier method
Lol thanks, my manager was telling me to remount the spears, life savor 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Easy to follow and very helpful. Thanks for the video!
Thanks a million! You saved me a hell of a lot of time and trouble.
Thank you! You just saved my husband hours of anger and anxiety which in turned made my night!
Hey bud, thanks a bunch. The video was a big help.
I can't believe it's that easy .... I should have searched for this video a long time ago,
Thank you! This method works great!
It's go time! Hell yeah thanks guy!
thanks this actually helped
That was super helpful!
thanks for this. i searched everywhere for a reassembling method..what good is it taking it part if i cant put it back together...good stuff man thanks
Compression works best for removal and install
Racking into a sanke is the same as racking into any other keg.
Haven't noticed any wear on the ring at all yet other then a couple nicks. Hasn't affected the kegs ability to hold pressure.
You're able to purchase new o-rings online if you needed to.
I brew 12 gallon batches and it would be nice to have the whole batch in one keg, but on the other hand it's a pain in the butt to lift with that much beer in it. That's why I personally use 20 litre kegs instead.
Thank you so much!! Quick and easy video!!
Nice! I've always have wanted to know how to fill a keg. Thanks!
Thank you!
Is there a special "tool" specifically designed for taking out the lock rings? I've already broken the tips of the blades off of everything I have that will fit in the slot. Still can't even budge the lock ring.
@greatdagger There is a valve on one side of the sanke coupler. Just pull that valve out and it will release the gas from the keg. You can kind of see it in the video at 2:31, however, it's on the opposite side of the coupler in the video.
The only thing I would watch out for if you plan on using 15gal sankes instead of pin or ball lock kegs is that they are quite heavy. I believe you're looking somewhere in the area of 130lbs+ or so. Definitely not as easy to move around.
oh I'm so stupid that's already answered !!!! Thanks again my friend !
@ndtoronto Yes, they are harder to clean and sanitize, and yes there are removable parts in the spear. As far as why nobody has ever posted a video on how to clean a sanke keg, it's probably because it's the exact same way that you'd clean any other keg, carboy... really anything, that you can find. Put your cleaning solution in(I use PBW), slosh it around till eveyrthings clean(use a carboy brush if you have one handy), rinse, then sanitize with your product of choice(I use iodophor).
It does say to release the pressure from the kegs first when watching the video on a PC. For some reason that message does not show up on mobile devices.
And yes, these couplers will be common to anyone who has ever used a sanke keg before.
Don't forget to press down on the ball (with anything really) to depressurized to the keg before removing the spear.
Excellent video... Do you have one showing how to rack home brew into the sanke? Also, have you found the spring ring that you remove during disassembly to wear down or impact the pressure? I love the idea of kegging 15 gallons at a time. Just not sure how many time a keg can be disassembled before pressure leaks occur.
Might want to make mention to degas the keg first , and these cupler fitting is common for me , only some of the posh beers have a slide on cupler ,there the only 2 cuplers that i know of unless you want to mention the old spear kegs with the screw on fitting. i have been working in hospitality sence 98 and i have never used one for real althought i was shown how to do it once as part of my training
Maybe a warning about releasing the pressure in keg first would help
I took the spear right to the chest not realizing the pressure was still there after 3 years. A warning would have saved me a severe bruise for sure.
@greatdagger Yes. I brew to transfer 15 gallons to a Sanke, so I've got a half gallon to spare during racking.
Howdy, OK so stupid question.... What style tap fits on this keg? we are new home brewers, and we have the same style sixer keg. We are getting ready to transport our beer from the carboy to the keg... Anyhow, I'm not exactly sure what style tap fits on these kegs... Thanks man
You force carbonate the beer with CO2.
The coupler is hooked up to your regulator and CO2 tank so you set it to your desired psi and let it carbonate. I prefer carbonating at serving pressure. I set my regulator for 10-12 psi and it takes just over a week to carbonate the beer.
You can also set it to 30psi and let it carbonate for about 48 hours and then set your regulator to serving pressure. I don't get as good a result this way though.
How long is the shank? I have a 5 gallon keg that didn't come with the shank, but have shanks for a 15.5 gallon keg that doesn't seem to work. Thinking of just chopping it down. Can't find the length though.
how do you purge Oxygen before force carbonation ? Thank you for the video !!!
I have read every forum, watched every video but nothing has helped me get the spear out. The o ring came out easy, the spear turned and lined upgood as well, but is still stuck, it seems as if the top of the speer or outer ring is bent/ warped. Everyone seems to slide spear out easily once lined up good. Please help me I am going insane, I feel like im the only person who has ever had tis problem as there is no info or help on my inpeticular problem
I am posting a video now maybe it mite help. I have a 30litre sankey keg and my spear took a bit of manipulating. Hope it helps. Cheers!
My best friend just got 30 stitches in his face and could have bled to death if no one was there to help him from not degassing the keg properly before removing the spear . To make it worse he runs nitrogen (beer gas) which is much a higher PSI. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE bleed off all pressure before removing the spear. I have done it many times and it can be done safely.
Every time I do this it takes about an hour of near temper tantrum to get it back together. When it goes in it just does. I HATE this job so much. Wish wish wish I could figure out how t make it work in a minute or two like this.
There's no tap that will fit directly to the keg(that I've ever seen).
You need to attach food grade beer line to the "out" side of the coupler(which attaches to the keg) and then attach the beer line to a tap. You can get a regular beer tap, perlick or even a picnic tap.
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How do you depressurize it?
So I've tried for hours, my friends have tried for hours but we can't seem to get the rings back in. They went in fine for a few of the kegs but not for the others...HELP!
Years ago I know but I have a method on my page. Check it out
@greatdagger Yes you could do this. Most home brewers brew 5-6gal batches, so a 15.5gal keg would be overkill. If you happen to brew 15.5gal at a time, well done!
Make sure to purge the O2 out of the keg though or else you'll oxidize your beer and ruin your batch.
why not just thread the retainer ring back into place like you slide a key onto a key ring? Better than forcing it into place wit pliers and risk deforming it.
Ok, I was going to reply to a couple of the comments but Google is being a huge asshole and has changed things making it much too difficult to reply to comments.
Stacy: glad I could provide some sanity in your house. :)
Paleowarrior2: they're the same length for either keg.
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Can’t see what you’re doing at all with your hands in the way
Why would anyone want to remove any piece from a sanke keg?. To clean it?. Using a pump is way easier and safer
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Thank you!