{"id":3787,"date":"2020-08-28T13:43:03","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T18:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brewtogether.com\/?p=3787"},"modified":"2021-08-04T15:37:24","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T20:37:24","slug":"keg-and-carboy-washer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brewtogether.com\/2020\/08\/28\/keg-and-carboy-washer\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Build a DIY Keg and Carboy Washer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you have read our step-by-step article on how to completely disassemble and clean a keg<\/a>, you know how time consuming it is to take a keg completely apart, clean everything with PBW<\/a>, rinse it, sanitize it, and reassemble it. After my last kegging day, I was determined not to spend hours tearing apart and scrubbing my kegs inside and out. After all, kegging is supposed to be easier than bottling, not harder!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sure, you could just buy a keg washer like one of these ones<\/a>, but that doesn\u2019t really fit the homebrewer\u2019s DIY mentality, does it? There are several DIY keg washers out there that other brewers have built, and I put this one together based on the things I liked about each of the ones I looked at. I especially liked Matt\u2019s DIY Keg Washer<\/a>, which you can see here<\/a><\/strong>. I already had an extra clean water pump<\/a> sitting on my brewing gear shelf, so this was the perfect project to get that incorporated into a usable piece of equipment. After a quick, inexpensive trip to the hardware store to get the rest of the items I needed, I was ready to start building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over time, I have created additional add-on pieces for this washer to create an all-in-one cleaning and sanitizing solution for my kegs<\/a>, fermenters<\/a>, beer lines<\/a>, and tap faucets<\/a>. Instructions for each of those attachments will be added below . Ready to build your own? Here\u2019s how! <\/p>\n\n\n\n