To ensure brewery-fresh flavor, it is recommended that the beer system be cleaned after every
barrel or every two weeks to eliminate bacteria, yeast and beer stone build-up in the system.
Below, you’ll find instructions on how to properly and thoroughly clean your beer dispenser.
• Cleaning Kit - Includes cleaning pump jar , coupling (A)
washer , 4 oz. BLC line cleaning chemical , check (B) (C)
ball lifter , cleaning brush and spanner wrench (D) (E) (F)
(Kit Part No. 63797, shown right)
CAUTION: The chemicals used to clean beer lines are
hazardous. Please follow all recommended safety instructions
on the chemical’s container.
cylinder or at the air distributor.
2. Remove tapping device (keg coupler) from the barrel.
3. If tapping device contains a check ball, insert check ball lifter into the bottom of the coupler (Perlick Low Prole Coupler does
not contain a check ball).
4. Place tapping device into a small bucket.
5. Using a spanner wrench, remove the beer faucet from the dispensing head.
6. Fill cleaning pump with warm water.
7. Attach cleaning pump jar connector with washer to where faucet was removed from dispensing head.
8. Pump the warm water through the system to remove all remaining beer from the system. Empty tapping device bucket and
rinse out. Place tapping device back into the bucket.
9. Fill cleaning pump jar with water and cleaning chemical per the recommendations on the cleaning chemical container.
10. Pump cleaning solution into system, leaving about a 1/2 the solution in the cleaning pump jar.
11. Let stand 15 minutes, then pump remaining solution through the system
12. Using a cleaning brush, clean the exterior surfaces of the tapping device and rinse with clean fresh water
13. Rinse out cleaning pump jar with fresh water
14. Fill cleaning pump jar with clean warm water and pump entire jar through the system
15. Repeat step 13 using clean cold water
16. During the 15 minutes that the solution is in the system, mix a small container with water and cleaning chemical per the
instructions on the clenaing chemical container and disassemble the faucet per faucet manufacturers recommendations and
17. Using cleaning brush, clean the components of the faucet
18. Rinse all components of the faucet in clean fresh water. Check all seals on the faucet for wear and replace if necessary
20. Remove cleaning pump jar from dispensing tower connection and reinstall faucet using spanner wrench to tighten properly
