Cleaning (very) Old Equipment

[NovaBrew]

First post - maybe ill make an intro thread in the proper place.

To the questions! I recently got a steal on a bunch of equipment. ($100)

- 1x 15.5 Gal Commercial keg (to convert to kettle)
- 2x 5 gal corny kegs
- 1x 10 gal corny style keg? corny fitting work on it but its 10 gallons.
- 1x "Firestone" keg
- 1x 7.5 Gal Commercial Keg
- 2x March Pumps
- 20lbs C02 Tank
- 4 faucets with towers
- 6 sets of corny fittings
- 5 c02 regulators
- Electric motor to use as grain mill
- Electric Paddle to stir
- 3x 10 inch filter housing
- Tons of misc Hoses and fittings
- Johnson Temp Controller
- 2x 3 Gal Carboys

Ok, So what is the best way to clean all of this equipment? It is old and some of is has some big build-ups (some equipment stored outside).

I'm thinking about getting a ton of PBW mixing it in a 96 Gal trash can with a bunch of water and soaking the big stuff for 1 week or so (rotating each week). All the small parts can go in their own smaller pbw bucket. Once complete, reassemble and Keg a pbw batch run it through everything including the filter assemblies (no filters) and empty. Next keg a Star San batch and empty, Then on to real beer!

Will this work?

Will it work for the pumps as well? (not the soaking but the pushing pbw then star san)?

Also - What size hose is the most common/standard for c02 and beer sides? This batch of stuff is mixed and i'd like to standardize.

All advice is helpful Thanks guys!

[brewinhard]

I'm sorry, did you say you got all that for 100 bucks? I am still reading the list......

[NovaBrew]

HA,

Yes it was a steal. A Friend of mine heard I started brewing and told me his Grandpa used to brew and that he some old stuff if i want it. He told me he thinks it would be a keg and a c02 tank and maybe some other stuff. Turns out "used to brew" means "owned a brewpub". Started loading up the truck, alot of the stuff like the kegs and c02 tank was sitting under a deck (thank you for stainless), got it all loaded up and he asked if $100 was too high. I told him if anything it was too low and we agreed on it.

So now i finally can start kegging and getting ready to make the move to all-grain.

[NovaBrew]

My main concern is due do my lack of experience with PBW, Im not sure how it works with plastic? will it harm the plastic houseings for the filters?

[LanMan]

lucky ass

[Bugeater]

My knee jerk reaction to reading your post was to tell you that all that stuff is junk and is probably contaminated with hazardous materials. As such you should immediately send it all to me for proper decontamination and disposal. As a public service, I would even pay for shipping.

Seriously, however, you got a great deal and PBW should do just fine.

Wayne

[NovaBrew]

HAHA thanks guys for the help.

side note, yeah its almost too much too soon, and I'm literary going from 4 batches of extract on a turkey fryer to having all this stuff. So I'm sure you can expect quite a few posts from me in the future about.... everything.

[beach]

NovaBrew, you suck. I've found that boiling with a little white vinegar will get the really stuborn stuff. Nice score.

Beach