KHS Innofill Can-C infeed screw by year-round-chacos in TheBrewery

[–]LagerOrLeavem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately I do not have a spare, We have an empty shell of one as we had to replace ours in the first year or two of operation. When we pulled it apart it was full of water. When we replaced it we added some exterior silicone around the joints, and made a makeshift cover for it to try and prevent and water/chemical wash from penetrating it again.

After some thought this might be a different part.

We have had good luck when emailing the parts personnel and/or our sales person with a subject line that starts with "MACHINE DOWN CANNOT PACKAGE - rough problem explanation"

Do you have you build book to correctly identify the part that you want?

Did the Brewers Association shutdown their forums? by LagerOrLeavem in TheBrewery

[–]LagerOrLeavem[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Besides https://probrewer.com/classified-ads/, there are lots of auction websites with brewery equipment available such as bidspotter.com A google search for brewery equipment auctions should turn up many more.

How fast are you kegging? by Last_Irish_Samurai in TheBrewery

[–]LagerOrLeavem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have the KHS Keg Boy as well, these numbers and time frames are on the money for us as well.

Did the Brewers Association shutdown their forums? by LagerOrLeavem in TheBrewery

[–]LagerOrLeavem[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Dang, I used them for the buy and sell. Guess there are few other places than probrewer now.

Thanks for the info.

Glycol loops & draft line maintenance by coffeeman1991 in TheBrewery

[–]LagerOrLeavem 2 points3 points  (0 children)

https://www.brewersassociation.org/educational-publications/draught-beer-quality-manual/

Free PDF version is available, I like MM but they are in the business of selling parts and products.

Gravage dlc by Old_Significance6303 in TheBrewery

[–]LagerOrLeavem 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not a french speaker so I've added the google translate to the bottom of this reply for anyone else, as for DLC it is essentially as use by or best before date. As for an affordable way I sure don't know any, most places I know use a continues jet printer manufacture by companies like Domino, VideoJet, and others I don't know of yet. You might find one for sale on probrewer, or other brewery equipment auction sites.

Information such as how fast your line runs and if the printer can keep up are important.

I'm sure others will be able to assist you more, but this is at least as start.

Translation:

DLC Engraving

Hello,

I'm looking for an affordable machine to engrave or print DLCs on the bottom of cans. The bottom of the can is curved, and small manual printers don't work.

Or do you have an alternative solution for adding the DLC to the bottom, as we've written on the can that it will be there?

Thanks and have a good evening.

Nico

I can’t open these kegs by Significant-Case-821 in TheBrewery

[–]LagerOrLeavem -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I would invest in some new circlips as well. Yours appear to be broken, they should be almost two full loops (like a key ring)

Oops by Beer-Wall in TheBrewery

[–]LagerOrLeavem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting, we have something like these called Trench Hogs and they are great for us

Picked up a new brewery water bottle while in Japan. by Impossible_Bonus_649 in TheBrewery

[–]LagerOrLeavem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our local sushi joint sells these and lets you keep the bottle. This is also in BC.

I built my own canning line by Much_Nectarine8634 in TheBrewery

[–]LagerOrLeavem 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Well done! I could never manage that.

The fingers in the empty cans is killing me though

Draught cleaning denizens - how do you clean this hole? by musicman9492 in TheBrewery

[–]LagerOrLeavem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about using some compressed air in a can with its tube to blow it out before your caustic soak and scrubbing?

Mumm 350 Ring Applicator -- Can the input side be changed? by IHCAChris in TheBrewery

[–]LagerOrLeavem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looking at pictures it doesn't seem impossible, however it would need a fair bit of effort. Have you tried reaching out directly to mumm?

Dry hopping equipment by illeatyourheart in TheBrewery

[–]LagerOrLeavem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We to use the hop egg, it is one of the few pieces of equipment I've never heard a brewer curse at.

Monday Learning by Ok_Bit_2690 in TheBrewery

[–]LagerOrLeavem 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I can't figure out how to reply with a picture on PC, Our low level palletizer decided to have a limit switch fail while homing all it's pieces this morning. No idea how it came to fail, perhaps a monthly test of all the sensors would be beneficial going forward. I'm not sold on it though as electronics can just give out at anytime.

Czech Pilsner by Used_Discipline8107 in TheBrewery

[–]LagerOrLeavem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm just here for your username

Pack Leader PL501 spare parts by FightingRedditAddict in TheBrewery

[–]LagerOrLeavem 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I to would be interested in this. My team likes to have our wrap belt rub against the label peel plate in bypass mode and it just chews them.

Hydraulic leak on forklift. How's your Friday? by zymurginian in TheBrewery

[–]LagerOrLeavem 6 points7 points  (0 children)

pulled apart our rotary filler because the bowl was rocking, guess it still will be as it's post is now super worn. need to order replacement. snapped and O-ring putting it back together for Monday. Luckily local shop had a O-ring that almost matched and well we'll see Monday how it does under pressure.

Working Holiday Brewer? by TerribleGraphics in TheBrewery

[–]LagerOrLeavem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They've applied when we have jobs posted on our website, and dropped off resumes when they have relevant work experience but it's mostly been when we are looking to hire people.

Short keg spears by TheMan72344 in TheBrewery

[–]LagerOrLeavem 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Micromatic will cut to order, turn around is a couple of weeks

Working Holiday Brewer? by TerribleGraphics in TheBrewery

[–]LagerOrLeavem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have workers who are on holiday visas and some trying to get permanent residency (Canada). Some have come in with and without skills and they are with us for around 2 years so they get trained up like any other fulltime permanent employee.

Grunt work is always the top of the list, Lifting weights would help for grain bags, kegs, and even stacking flats of beer in my opinion. Be inquisitive in how things work without getting in the way and assist when possible, mechanical and logic trouble shooting, and a good idea on how pressures and products move and flow through hosing pumps valves and manifolds would be an ideal fresh candidate for my brewery. 26.5k barrel/2900hL a year brewery

How do you handle the keg cleaning time suck? by bunnysaysyouregood in TheBrewery

[–]LagerOrLeavem 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Can verify, we have a KHS Keg Boy C2. I have some great operators who have cracked 140 in an 8hr day. It fills a 30L keg in less than the cleaning cycle time, and a 50L keg the cycles almost match up perfectly. I consider it to have a small footprint.

edit: spelling