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Sanke Kegs for Homebrewing & Distillation Why and How to use Sanke Kegs for Fermentation, Serving on Draft, and Distillation |
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| Enjoy our disussion of why and how to use Sanke Kegs for fermentation, serving on draft, and distillation. These kegs exist in abundance and many accessories are available to expand their usefulness. | | Sanke Kegs for Homebrewing & Distillation Sanke kegs are the standard of the beer industry. Lucky for us, they exist in abundance and can be adapted for multiple purposes in homebrewing and distilling! Nearly every keg you have seen at a pub, restaurant or brewery is a Sanke keg. There are different sizes and connection types (Type D, S, A, and U are used in different regions), but they all share the same basic design. There is a single opening which is fitted with a spring-loaded ball that closes the keg, and this ball closure is fixed to the top of a long “spear” or downtube to draw beer up from the bottom of the keg. To make use of one of these Sanke kegs at home, the spear must be removed for cleaning and filling. Spear removal is tricky and is not discussed here. My recommendation is to use one of our Sanke kegs with removable spear---this is a special variation of Sanke keg that is ideal for the home hobbyist. | | Sanke Keg with Removable Spear |
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| The larger sizes of Sanke Keg, such as our 7.9 gallon and 15.85 gallon sizes, are large enough to ferment a 5 gallon or 10 gallon batch of beer, respectively. With the spear removed they can be cleaned, sanitized, and filled with wort easily. There are a few different options of how to seal the fermenter during the fermentation for a clean and sanitary fermentation. | Airlock options for Sanke keg:
Use a #10.5 drilled stopper fitted with a typical carboy air lock. Setup a blowoff using our 2” tri clamp blowoff tube. Use our pressure fermentation cap with spunding valve and/or 10 PSI relief spring.
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