Party Taps

Evening Folks

Since the back end of last year I have been using Corny kegs with a party tap. Due to the festivities the kegs/beers have only lasted a couple of weeks. I have only cleaned the taps when I have stripped the keg and run cleaner and Starsan through the lines with no problems so far. I expect the kegs to last at lot longer now before refilling. So the question is, how long would you think it is OK to leave a party tap connected without cleaning? and if it is less than a couple of months how do you clean them without a keg as I only have two and both will be in use.

Thanks

Matt

I would give them a clean after 2 months for sure. Just dismantle, soak in cleaner then rinse out and put them back together. It's just a tap, line and jubilee clip I guess.

Thanks Rob. Yes it is just the bits that you mentioned but how do you get the liquid through the line without the co2. Please bear in mind that I maybe over looking the completely obviously obvious here.....

Thanks

Matt

I do the same, I keep it connected while serving the same beer, then when empty I clean it the same way as I clean my cornies, rinse with water, soak with hot oxy for a few hours, then rinse with water, then soak with starsan before use. Been doing that for about 6 years with taps, cornies and fv's and never had a problem.

I use party taps also, when cleaning tap and line without keg pressure, I just let the water pressure from my bath tap run water through the line, then force star san down it using a pressure bottle spray before letting it drip off.

Thanks Rob. Yes it is just the bits that you mentioned but how do you get the liquid through the line without the co2. Please bear in mind that I maybe over looking the completely obviously obvious here.....

Thanks

Matt

Dismantling the whole thing will leave you with just a piece of line with nothing on either end. Fill with pbw or similar, then just rinse out under the tap.

Thank you for your replies, it is appreciated.

Regards

Matt