sanke keg spear won't come out !

Many like to post about a first successful ferment (or first all grain mash), or first still built/bought or first good run of the still. Tell us about all of these great times here.
Pics are VERY welcome, we drool over pretty copper 8)

Moderator: Site Moderator

kekedog13
Bootlegger
Posts: 123
Joined: Fri Dec 21, 2012 5:45 pm

sanke keg spear won't come out !

Post by kekedog13 »

I've removed the coiled spring keeper, turned the valve so the tabs line up with the notches and the dang thing will NOT come out ! I can wiggle it so it's not jammed and tried to pry it up with a screwdriver to no avail. Any secrets to this? It's a 15 gal. Anhueser Busch .
Yahoo Mountain Dew ! It'll Tickle You're Innards !
User avatar
drinkingdog
Rumrunner
Posts: 607
Joined: Sat Feb 09, 2013 7:16 pm
Location: over yonder

Re: sanke keg spear won't come out !

Post by drinkingdog »

It has to come out. Keep trying don't give up.
My Grandpa used to say. Don't argue with an idiot, because he will just drag you down to his level then beat you with experience.
He also used to say. I didn't say it was your fault. I just said that I was blaming you.

DD
User avatar
pfshine
Master of Distillation
Posts: 3106
Joined: Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:59 pm
Location: Vegas

Re: sanke keg spear won't come out !

Post by pfshine »

Hit it with your purse.
Life is a journey you take alone. Make sure you do what you what makes you happy
kekedog13
Bootlegger
Posts: 123
Joined: Fri Dec 21, 2012 5:45 pm

Re: sanke keg spear won't come out !

Post by kekedog13 »

It's weird, I can move it like it's loose in there but when I try to lift it up it hits something solid like there is still some thing holding it in.
Yahoo Mountain Dew ! It'll Tickle You're Innards !
swampdog 2
Swill Maker
Posts: 380
Joined: Mon Sep 16, 2013 2:15 pm
Location: okeefenokee swamp s.e. GA

Re: sanke keg spear won't come out !

Post by swampdog 2 »

they usually lift right out if everything is lined up. removed several never had a problem
User avatar
jholmz
Distiller
Posts: 1245
Joined: Mon Dec 24, 2012 10:18 pm
Location: U.S. Midwest corn belt

Re: sanke keg spear won't come out !

Post by jholmz »

try turning it 180 counterclockwise some have threads in them
bellybuster
Master of Distillation
Posts: 4490
Joined: Tue Dec 18, 2012 5:00 pm

Re: sanke keg spear won't come out !

Post by bellybuster »

lift and turn, theres tabs that need to line up.....then hit it with your purse.
swampdog 2
Swill Maker
Posts: 380
Joined: Mon Sep 16, 2013 2:15 pm
Location: okeefenokee swamp s.e. GA

Re: sanke keg spear won't come out !

Post by swampdog 2 »

fill your purse with rocks first
User avatar
Halfbaked
retired
Posts: 3401
Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2013 5:51 pm

Re: sanke keg spear won't come out !

Post by Halfbaked »

line the tabs up and turn it upside down and drop it. If that done work turn it upside down and turn it and pull. If that don't work and the purse don't work kick it with your high heels.
F6Hawk
Trainee
Posts: 803
Joined: Thu Feb 07, 2013 8:43 am

Re: sanke keg spear won't come out !

Post by F6Hawk »

You guys are all crazy. NEVER hit a still with a purse, it might dent the still and cause a vapor flow disruption that would cause off flavors for the rest of the life of the still.

Try turning the spear 180° more, changing the tab/slot relationship.

Try bending a hook in a straightened clothes hangar (metal, cuz the plastic ones won't bend for shite), and put it down the spear, then lift up on it from the bottom as you work the top to lift it out.
bellybuster
Master of Distillation
Posts: 4490
Joined: Tue Dec 18, 2012 5:00 pm

Re: sanke keg spear won't come out !

Post by bellybuster »

F6Hawk wrote:You guys are all crazy. NEVER hit a still with a purse, it might dent the still and cause a vapor flow disruption that would cause off flavors for the rest of the life of the still.

Ah...but.... until he gets that damned spear out it is only a keg and a keg is open season for purse sacking. Also, considering he can't get the spear out do you really think he'll be able to dent it with his purse?? :lol:
bonehead
Novice
Posts: 85
Joined: Tue Oct 01, 2013 12:56 pm
Location: northeast

Re: sanke keg spear won't come out !

Post by bonehead »

line the tabs up and set it in the sun upside down. do you have a vacume in the keg?
User avatar
ga flatwoods
Master of Distillation
Posts: 3192
Joined: Tue Feb 19, 2013 6:40 pm
Location: SE GA Flatwoods

Re: sanke keg spear won't come out !

Post by ga flatwoods »

You my friend have been sent a message in the form of an omen. Give up your pursuit while there is still time! :evil:
GA Flatwoods
The hardest item to add to a bottle of shine is patience!
I am still kicking.
Ga Flatwoods
User avatar
Truckinbutch
Angel's Share
Angel's Share
Posts: 8107
Joined: Sun Feb 03, 2013 12:49 pm

Re: sanke keg spear won't come out !

Post by Truckinbutch »

WOW !! I'm afraid to venture into this one . :wtf:
If you ain't the lead dog in the team , the scenery never changes . Ga Flatwoods made my avatar and I want to thank him for that .
Don't drink water , fish fornicate in it .
F6Hawk
Trainee
Posts: 803
Joined: Thu Feb 07, 2013 8:43 am

Re: sanke keg spear won't come out !

Post by F6Hawk »

bonehead wrote:line the tabs up and set it in the sun upside down. do you have a vacume in the keg?
Next you're gonna say, "Put your lips on the opening and blow real hard, and the spear will come out!" :lol:
Buteo
Novice
Posts: 91
Joined: Fri Nov 12, 2010 6:29 am
Location: on the edge.

Re: sanke keg spear won't come out !

Post by Buteo »

What color socks are you wearing?
meatheadinc
Bootlegger
Posts: 115
Joined: Sun Jun 02, 2013 3:37 am
Location: NE NSW Australia

Re: sanke keg spear won't come out !

Post by meatheadinc »

I have had similar problems with Tooheys kegs ( Australian)
After getting frustrated I grabbed a pinch bar ( claw bar crow bar)
And gave it some. Muscle. Small tabs on spear easily bent and spear came free.
I have done this a couple times since also with success.
Didn't even damage the thread in the top.
Goodluck
What goes up must come down, but a condenser helps
kekedog13
Bootlegger
Posts: 123
Joined: Fri Dec 21, 2012 5:45 pm

Re: sanke keg spear won't come out !

Post by kekedog13 »

There is no vacuum, tabs are lined up, it won't turn any farther than it has which lines up the tabs with the notches, and I aint hitting nothing with my purse ( It's a Chanel ) oh yea ,and my socks are white.
Yahoo Mountain Dew ! It'll Tickle You're Innards !
swampdog 2
Swill Maker
Posts: 380
Joined: Mon Sep 16, 2013 2:15 pm
Location: okeefenokee swamp s.e. GA

Re: sanke keg spear won't come out !

Post by swampdog 2 »

set down take a drink try again tomorrow if that don't work send it to me :thumbup: :clap:
googe
retired
Posts: 3878
Joined: Wed Jun 20, 2012 6:53 pm
Location: awwstralian in new zealund

Re: sanke keg spear won't come out !

Post by googe »

Try turning it slowly while pulling up on it, like cracking a safe, might find your just missing the sweet spot.
Here's to alcohol, the cause of, and solution to, all life's problems.
"Homer J Simpson"
Buteo
Novice
Posts: 91
Joined: Fri Nov 12, 2010 6:29 am
Location: on the edge.

Re: sanke keg spear won't come out !

Post by Buteo »

The last one I removed was a bitch too. Be persistent, it will come out.
User avatar
Halfbaked
retired
Posts: 3401
Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2013 5:51 pm

Re: sanke keg spear won't come out !

Post by Halfbaked »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZPfZ_AL380" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow I have removed several and it has been this easy. The only thin that should be done is release the pressure on the keg. If you take a large wrench out of the pocket book and release pressure with that. All have come out as easy as the video. Do you have threads on your keg?
Prairiepiss
retired
Posts: 16571
Joined: Sat Dec 18, 2010 7:42 am
Location: Somewhere in the Ozarks

Re: sanke keg spear won't come out !

Post by Prairiepiss »

Can you give us a pic of the valve? There are many designs out there. Some look the same but are not. Some have a hidden keeper. That needs to be released. Some just get stuck.

I have a smaller standard screw driver that I bent the tip over on. I use it to pry and pull them up.

The hand bag needs to be pink. Or it will not work.
It'snotsocoldnow.

Advice For newbies by a newbie.
CM Still Mods
My Stuffs
Fu Man

Mr. Piss
That's Princess Piss to the haters.
User avatar
Halfbaked
retired
Posts: 3401
Joined: Mon Jan 21, 2013 5:51 pm

Re: sanke keg spear won't come out !

Post by Halfbaked »

Piss you have him off looking for his pink hand bag. It doesn't have to be pink your purple one will do.
cob
Master of Distillation
Posts: 2691
Joined: Sun Jul 26, 2009 4:38 pm
Location: little puffs of dust where my feet used to be

Re: sanke keg spear won't come out !

Post by cob »

kekedog13 wrote:There is no vacuum, tabs are lined up, it won't turn any farther than it has which lines up the tabs with the notches, and I aint hitting nothing with my purse ( It's a Chanel ) oh yea ,and my socks are white.
don't be messin up the chanel, an extra small dupont lure should loosen it right up. :crazy:
be water my friend
kekedog13
Bootlegger
Posts: 123
Joined: Fri Dec 21, 2012 5:45 pm

Re: sanke keg spear won't come out !

Post by kekedog13 »

Eureka ! I got it out ! I made a puller out of a flat washer , a bolt and a 2X4. I guess the O ring had gotten hard and was causing it to jam.
Yahoo Mountain Dew ! It'll Tickle You're Innards !
bellybuster
Master of Distillation
Posts: 4490
Joined: Tue Dec 18, 2012 5:00 pm

Re: sanke keg spear won't come out !

Post by bellybuster »

After several taps with your purse??
swampdog 2
Swill Maker
Posts: 380
Joined: Mon Sep 16, 2013 2:15 pm
Location: okeefenokee swamp s.e. GA

Re: sanke keg spear won't come out !

Post by swampdog 2 »

the pink one works wonders :thumbup:
User avatar
pfshine
Master of Distillation
Posts: 3106
Joined: Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:59 pm
Location: Vegas

Re: sanke keg spear won't come out !

Post by pfshine »

I just gotta say sorry kekedog i didn't mean to start this barrage. Ok maybe i did. Im sorry.......IM NOT SORRY! Ha ha ha
Life is a journey you take alone. Make sure you do what you what makes you happy
User avatar
Truckinbutch
Angel's Share
Angel's Share
Posts: 8107
Joined: Sun Feb 03, 2013 12:49 pm

Re: sanke keg spear won't come out !

Post by Truckinbutch »

I sure am glad I stayed out of this one :crazy:
If you ain't the lead dog in the team , the scenery never changes . Ga Flatwoods made my avatar and I want to thank him for that .
Don't drink water , fish fornicate in it .
Post Reply