I figured they had to be easy to disassemble for cleaning.
As I understand it, most homebrewers who keg use Cornelius (soft-drink) kegs (which are smaller than standard Sankes) and use the Sankes for mash tuns and kettles. (This requires cutting out the top, which apparently can be very loud unless you have a plasma torch.)
Just wondering — do Sankes come in other sizes?
I always figured that they just had a machine that would attach like a regular keg tap and spray cleaning/sanitizing solution in it.
It doesn't really surprise me that it isn't too complicated, but I figured you'd need some kind of specialty tool to get the valve out.
I did read some stuff about using the Sankes for kettles, but the kegs I have would be pretty useless for that.
They're tall and thin, so it would be kind of a pain to use with my current setup.
However, using one as a mash tun may be a good idea...other than the lack of insulation may make it hard to keep it at the correct temperature.
As far as I know, most kegs come with a Sanke type connector, at least in the U.S.
Sanke just refers to the type of connector; more specifically the System "D" type of connector, but I also think the European type "S" connector is a Sanke type too.
My kegs are sixth barrels, but I know that half barrels can come with a Sanke connector so I imagine a quarter barrel would too.
Most of the time, it just depends on what the brewery uses.
In the US, most breweries use the type "D" but it's a little less common on imports.
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I'm assuming that "marrow" refers to coconut?
If not, I apologize for my ignorance.
This is new ground for me!
I wonder though, is there a rule against posting specifics (instructions, recipes, etc.) on the forum in general?
I would hate for anyone to get in trouble in the course of our brewing talk!
