What an absolute legend. I've always wondered how this is done in a commercial brewery. Thanks for making it easily understood and relatable for homebrewers
Things have changed a bit since I made that video, but it's still the same basic premise. Push the beer out of the tank with CO2, slowly bleed off the gas in the keg until it's full. Et viola!
A valve in the feed tube just above the Shanky connector saves a lot of time and effort. I filled many hundred of kegs this way when I still worked at our local brewery.
This is great, not a lot of videos on how to make it as a small scale operation, really interesting Also shout out to NJ - used to live in North Plainfield
Fantastic video! Especially for a homebrewer who has never filled the sankey keg before this is helping me get educated as I'm trying to go pro. Thank you for this 🍻
Thank you for this video! As a Canadian living in Mississippi about to start kegging with sanke, happy to report I'm finding ways to get Man Skirt down south! Appreciate all you're doing in NJ. Keep it up. Especially the videos :)
Awesomeness! I'm refining my brewing and hoping to jump into commercial mead next year and it really helps to see how a small footprint facility functions day to day. I was alsp very confused about kegs until I saw this video. Thank you!
Great vid! I needed a refresher and some motivation to build a proper keg filling coupler. And to get a food safe hose nozzle thingy (I think that's the term). Cheers!
Hi Joe! its great to see you back, love your videos I started watching you a few years ago when was trying to learn as much as I could before making my first batch. I live in DC and one day will plan a trip to NJ to visit your Brewery. Salud!
Wow, I recently unsubscribed because I didn't think you were going to post any more videos. CZcams was smart enough to remember I was a subscriber and recommended this video. I am now re-subscribed.
Hey thanks! I'm working on posting more. It's hard to find the time with all the other responsibilities of running a brewery, but I'm hoping for more soon.
good stuff Joe, as always. Been great to watch things come this far since you used the cooler for a mash tun. I'm still working on my craft, much thanks to what you have shared, it has helped advance the effort. Hoping to make the leap in about a year, and go pro with Triple Ten Brewing. thanks again man. Cheers.
Please purge your tri-clamp gas connection at the CIP arm before opening the valve to the spray ball. Leave the clamp loose and wiggle the hose until it vents CO2 from the regulator. I would also recommend an extra "purge T" at the base of your kegging rig to flush out oxygen prior to beer entering the line and/or opening first keg connections to line. O2 exposure at 3:25 (whole tank) and 6:15 (probably both kegs) Not intended to be snide, only to help preserve the original quality of your beer.
@Tony Lemos For the line to tank connection, yes, the gap between hookups. Apply gas and loosen the tri clamp connection to purge out 02 before opening the tank butterfly on the cip arm. For the keg manifold an extra tri clamp T at the tank with a valve that a CO2 line will be connected to. The CO2 can be used to purge sani/O2 from the keg lines using a valve at the sanke tap before attaching to the keg. Every little bit counts.
@Tony Lemos Correct, the first kegs attached will get an extra shot of O2. It will eventually be displaced as beer fills the keg. It is turbulent inside a filling keg so fresh beer is constantly exposed to any 02 in the headspace.
@@ManSkirtBrew I too would love to see your cleaning technique. HarryBrew made a cool setup and I am trying to come up with something that will work for me. But great vid.
Awesome video. I'm going to do this exact setup. Can you explain your process of carbonating your beer in the fermenter or brite tank using a carbonation stone.
Very nice educational explanation. I am wanting to fill old Golden Gate Kegs (similar to Hoff Stevens), if you are familiar with that kind of system, do I fill pressurized through the bottom valve?
I wonder what kind of valve I’d need on the gas out side to keep gas pressure on the beer while I transfer. I’m a homebrewer, but have been filling Sankes.
Hi Joe, good to see you again. When you clean, sanitize, and pressurize your kegs how long do you feel you can safely leave them sitting at room temp before filling them. Days, weeks, etc.?
Can you hook up the gas out hoses from the sankes to the gas in tube of the bright tank? The existing co2 in each keg would fill the brite with the corresponding volume of co2, and gravity should allow the beer to flow. Closed loop with no wasted co2.
That is true, but the point of pressurizing the tank and bleeding the kegs down slowly is to keep backpressure on the beer, keeping the CO2 in solution. Gravity feeding wouldn't allow that, would be very slow, and would leave a lot of wasted beer in the tank.
@@ManSkirtBrew hmm, I figured the height and volume of the beer in the brite would allow for a quick flow rate if brite pressure matched keg pressure, and doesnt the tank drain from the bottom? How would beer be left behind?
I’d like to see your keg washing video. If you ever want to sell your semi auto criveller keg washer let me know. I’ve been looking for one in used condition.
I put 10-12psi head pressure on the tank I'm filling from, and that's the pressure I leave the kegs at. I'm not sure what you're asking about releasing pressure from the brite tank.
Never fillied kegs from unitank/brite tank, just trying to gain some knowledge on how do so. My first time I just hooked up the co2 line to the cane blowoff valve on the unitank while my unitank pressure was 14psi and started to fill the kegs (rapidly) and I ended up getting lots of foam about 3-4 gallons worth of beer through the gas line(no shut-off valve like you). It hurt me to waste all that. Appreciate your video, it helped and gave me reassurance that I was doing somethings right but not all. Thanks
Great video. How long does it take you to clear your 7bbl brite? You mention somewhere between a keg full of foam and all night, but approximately how much time would you say is?
Why pre-fill and pre-pressurize the kegs with CO2? There must be a reason why you do this. What is it? Is it to make sure that after the beer goes in, the ullage space at the top of the keg is full of CO2 and CO2 only?
That, and to make sure that the beer isn't mixing with O2 in the keg while we're filling it, which would cause oxidation and staling. Basically oxygen is the enemy of fresh beer, and we avoid it everywhere we can.
You just unscrew the nut and remove the parts from the body of the tap. It's just a ball and plastic cage that can be pulled right out. The gas side has a silicone one-way valve that falls out when you take the nut off.
hello, I just start my brew life couple months ago, I wonder how do you fill the keg with CO2 properly. And how would it affects if I don't fill the keg with CO2 before I transfer the beer into the keg?
If there was no pressure in the keg the beer would foam like crazy going through the hosing and you'd lose half of it out the gas end. You would have foam and when it finally settles you'll only have half a ked of beer left
Lol. It's like chefs who can handle hot lids and pots without thinking about pot holders. Familiarity breeds contempt but really the sting from the cleaning chemicals isn't all that noticeable from repeat exposure...
What an absolute legend. I've always wondered how this is done in a commercial brewery. Thanks for making it easily understood and relatable for homebrewers
Things have changed a bit since I made that video, but it's still the same basic premise. Push the beer out of the tank with CO2, slowly bleed off the gas in the keg until it's full. Et viola!
A valve in the feed tube just above the Shanky connector saves a lot of time and effort.
I filled many hundred of kegs this way when I still worked at our local brewery.
Dude, you just saved us thousands. We already have everything you used in the vid, just need to assemble. Thanks
This is great, not a lot of videos on how to make it as a small scale operation, really interesting
Also shout out to NJ - used to live in North Plainfield
Fantastic video! Especially for a homebrewer who has never filled the sankey keg before this is helping me get educated as I'm trying to go pro. Thank you for this 🍻
Thank you for this video! As a Canadian living in Mississippi about to start kegging with sanke, happy to report I'm finding ways to get Man Skirt down south! Appreciate all you're doing in NJ. Keep it up. Especially the videos :)
This is dope. I was curious about how keg filling worked and this video has me intrigued
A beautiful, well explained, and well made video! I was wondering how this was done, and now I think I could even do it myself!
You can! I've since upgraded my process with a $15 keg filler from MoreBeer. More videos coming soon, I hope.
Great to get this behind the curtain glimpse at the brewery operations. Thx!!!
Awesomeness! I'm refining my brewing and hoping to jump into commercial mead next year and it really helps to see how a small footprint facility functions day to day. I was alsp very confused about kegs until I saw this video. Thank you!
Glad you found it useful! I've made an updated video on kegging since, so check out my other videos.
Great video Joe! Thank you for showing how a commercial brewery keg the sanke kegs!
Happy to share! I've got a couple of updated videos that show how my process has changed over the years, too.
Great vid! I needed a refresher and some motivation to build a proper keg filling coupler. And to get a food safe hose nozzle thingy (I think that's the term). Cheers!
Thanks for taking the time to put this together, definitely helpful!
Really enjoyed that...Makes a lot of sense and love seeing the process. Cheers!
Thank you! I'm planning an update video on the things I've learned since.
El video definitivo de llenado de barriles, ¡felicitaciones!
Abrazo desde Paraguay 🇵🇾
8:22 Futurama reference! The clamps!
Hi Joe! its great to see you back, love your videos I started watching you a few years ago when was trying to learn as much as I could before making my first batch. I live in DC and one day will plan a trip to NJ to visit your Brewery. Salud!
Nicely detailed manual kegging video. Thanks for creating and posting!
Very cool of you to post this, homebrewers love seeing what it looks like for a next step up pro
Wow, I recently unsubscribed because I didn't think you were going to post any more videos. CZcams was smart enough to remember I was a subscriber and recommended this video. I am now re-subscribed.
Hey thanks! I'm working on posting more. It's hard to find the time with all the other responsibilities of running a brewery, but I'm hoping for more soon.
good stuff Joe, as always. Been great to watch things come this far since you used the cooler for a mash tun. I'm still working on my craft, much thanks to what you have shared, it has helped advance the effort. Hoping to make the leap in about a year, and go pro with Triple Ten Brewing. thanks again man. Cheers.
Thanks for the very kind words! I still love what I do, and sharing it is half the fun. Keep me posted on your progress!
Nice video we use those lifting tables in my shop for all sorts of things.
Great explanation of the process.
Great video! Thank you!
Great video! And great explanation! Thanks!
Nicely done
Please purge your tri-clamp gas connection at the CIP arm before opening the valve to the spray ball. Leave the clamp loose and wiggle the hose until it vents CO2 from the regulator.
I would also recommend an extra "purge T" at the base of your kegging rig to flush out oxygen prior to beer entering the line and/or opening first keg connections to line.
O2 exposure at 3:25 (whole tank) and 6:15 (probably both kegs)
Not intended to be snide, only to help preserve the original quality of your beer.
@Tony Lemos For the line to tank connection, yes, the gap between hookups. Apply gas and loosen the tri clamp connection to purge out 02 before opening the tank butterfly on the cip arm.
For the keg manifold an extra tri clamp T at the tank with a valve that a CO2 line will be connected to. The CO2 can be used to purge sani/O2 from the keg lines using a valve at the sanke tap before attaching to the keg. Every little bit counts.
@Tony Lemos Correct, the first kegs attached will get an extra shot of O2. It will eventually be displaced as beer fills the keg. It is turbulent inside a filling keg so fresh beer is constantly exposed to any 02 in the headspace.
Thanks Tony. I've revised my methods thanks to comments like this. Cheers!
@@roberteischen7398 But didn't he purge that O2 at the start (at 7:00) when he was assuring to get clear beer?
at 6:15 the air that was in the lines went into the purged kegs. Yes it will eventually get pushed out as the kegs fill, but why add any extra 02.
Great video man!! Keep going.
Thank you. Very informative and exactly what I was looking for. Do you clean the kegs as well? I would love to see a video on that process.
Good idea!
@@ManSkirtBrew I too would love to see your cleaning technique. HarryBrew made a cool setup and I am trying to come up with something that will work for me.
But great vid.
Your hose diameters rock. The SS triclover fitting needs attention. Needs to be larger diameter. Other than that everything looks fine. Cheers !
very hard work
Awesome video. I'm going to do this exact setup. Can you explain your process of carbonating your beer in the fermenter or brite tank using a carbonation stone.
I cant understand which is the mix on the sanitizer botle!
Starsan with hidrogen peroxide?!
How much headspace? Does the filler tube or gas tube automatically leave desired headspace?
Give 'em the clamps! (8:22)
Nice. Still like to review your old garage brew.
I still do that from time to time, too.
Very nice educational explanation. I am wanting to fill old Golden Gate Kegs (similar to Hoff Stevens), if you are familiar with that kind of system, do I fill pressurized through the bottom valve?
I wonder what kind of valve I’d need on the gas out side to keep gas pressure on the beer while I transfer. I’m a homebrewer, but have been filling Sankes.
Any sort of ball valve would be fine
This shit is cool af
Hi Joe, good to see you again. When you clean, sanitize, and pressurize your kegs how long do you feel you can safely leave them sitting at room temp before filling them. Days, weeks, etc.?
Hey Adam. They're sanitized and stored under positive CO2 pressure, so I feel comfortable leaving them clean as long as is required.
Can you hook up the gas out hoses from the sankes to the gas in tube of the bright tank? The existing co2 in each keg would fill the brite with the corresponding volume of co2, and gravity should allow the beer to flow. Closed loop with no wasted co2.
That is true, but the point of pressurizing the tank and bleeding the kegs down slowly is to keep backpressure on the beer, keeping the CO2 in solution. Gravity feeding wouldn't allow that, would be very slow, and would leave a lot of wasted beer in the tank.
@@ManSkirtBrew hmm, I figured the height and volume of the beer in the brite would allow for a quick flow rate if brite pressure matched keg pressure, and doesnt the tank drain from the bottom? How would beer be left behind?
What's the length of time it takes to fill 2 sixtels, 2 half barrels? What psi are you putting on the headspave in the tank? Thanks
I timed singles today. About 4:30 for a half, 1:15 for a sixtel. I run about 12psi.
Hello ,,, why don't you first inject Co2 into the kegs to eliminate oxygen and prevent oxidation of the beer ????
I’d like to see your keg washing video. If you ever want to sell your semi auto criveller keg washer let me know. I’ve been looking for one in used condition.
What's the psi your using to push the beer through? What psi do you use to pressurize kegs? Do you release any pressure from the brite tank?
I put 10-12psi head pressure on the tank I'm filling from, and that's the pressure I leave the kegs at. I'm not sure what you're asking about releasing pressure from the brite tank.
Never fillied kegs from unitank/brite tank, just trying to gain some knowledge on how do so. My first time I just hooked up the co2 line to the cane blowoff valve on the unitank while my unitank pressure was 14psi and started to fill the kegs (rapidly) and I ended up getting lots of foam about 3-4 gallons worth of beer through the gas line(no shut-off valve like you). It hurt me to waste all that.
Appreciate your video, it helped and gave me reassurance that I was doing somethings right but not all. Thanks
Great video. How long does it take you to clear your 7bbl brite? You mention somewhere between a keg full of foam and all night, but approximately how much time would you say is?
You know, I've never actually timed it. I'd say an hour or so.
Why pre-fill and pre-pressurize the kegs with CO2? There must be a reason why you do this. What is it? Is it to make sure that after the beer goes in, the ullage space at the top of the keg is full of CO2 and CO2 only?
That, and to make sure that the beer isn't mixing with O2 in the keg while we're filling it, which would cause oxidation and staling. Basically oxygen is the enemy of fresh beer, and we avoid it everywhere we can.
@@ManSkirtBrew This I can understand. Thank you.
How did you remove check valves from the sanke tap?
You just unscrew the nut and remove the parts from the body of the tap. It's just a ball and plastic cage that can be pulled right out. The gas side has a silicone one-way valve that falls out when you take the nut off.
That all u got?
Awesome video! What are you spraying into the kegs with the sprayer when you are spraying them off?
Thanks! I'm using sanitizer--we use PAA here, which is peracetic acid.
Man, I miss the fg podcast....
Me too! That was such fun debauchery.
So theres kinda 10 psi on each keg.
Exactly, yes. Although since I fill them with zero headspace, it's not really relevant at the end.
the way you lift makes my back hurt
Where r ya located? I'd love to try some of your beer if u have it where I am
Hackettstown, NJ
So the beer goes inside the keg?
What kind of water filtration system do y'all use when mixing your batch
I use a regular whole house water filter with activated charcoal.
hello, I just start my brew life couple months ago, I wonder how do you fill the keg with CO2 properly. And how would it affects if I don't fill the keg with CO2 before I transfer the beer into the keg?
If there was no pressure in the keg the beer would foam like crazy going through the hosing and you'd lose half of it out the gas end. You would have foam and when it finally settles you'll only have half a ked of beer left
How much pressure is in each keg?
Am sorry if I missed it , but is this ale already carbed?
Yes it is
What pressure do you start the kegs at before transferring
The keg washer pressurizes them to around 5psi.
Is the beer already carbonated when entered in the kegs? Thanks.
Yes it is
i see how i can configure that to work way better
ball valves on each sanke valve is first thing i would do
@@romoalex agree, knowing me i would forget to close the valve to the bbt and get a beer bath every time.
How much the pressure of the keg usually?
Thanks
About 10 PSI
Very interesting to see how you do this "low tech"
Thanks, Scott. We're very real here at Man Skirt. Low tech and lots of love.
What size co2 tank(s) do you have for your operation? Total gallons?
I don't know about gallons. It's a 500# bulk tank.
@@ManSkirtBrew how often do you refill? I'm guessing you have a vendor for this?
Roughly monthly. Yes, I use Tri-State Carbonation. They just show up with a truck and fill it up from the outside. It's terribly convenient.
@@ManSkirtBrew thank you sir, trying to do all the research I can.
Feel free to email me if you have any other questions.
At what PSI are you filling?
About 10psi.
Do you clean the returned kegs on location?
Sure do. We use a Criveller 2-head keg washer. I'll be sure to put that in a future video!
You might want to wear gloves when dealing with PA...
Ever had any dissolved oxygen issues caused by the PA?
No I have not.
Can you fill a keg with can beer
PAA without gloves or glasses?? Ballsy
Well...not very smart. Being on camera makes one forgetful.
Lol. It's like chefs who can handle hot lids and pots without thinking about pot holders. Familiarity breeds contempt but really the sting from the cleaning chemicals isn't all that noticeable from repeat exposure...
How much pressure is in the brite and in the kegs?
About 10PSI
@@ManSkirtBrew thank you very much, Yesterday we kegged thanks to your video. I'm a brewer of Durango México. Greetings and cheers!