Drill attached carboy brush...aka DIY "Carboy Cleaner"

[jordo_99]

I'd been debating on buying one of those drill-attached brushes for carboys ($20-40) but over the weekend I decided to try making my own rather than wait a few days for one to ship to me.

I used an old fiberglass tent pole and the washers and "fastener pair" (not sure what it's called) cost less than $2 total.

I'd estimate that I put 30 min into making it...just drilled holes into the pole sleeve, folded a towel into thirds and sewed it up and then put it all together.

My only complaint is that the fiberglass can flex a bit but as long as it's centered in the carboy it doesn't matter.

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[rshortt]

Nice one. I was thinking about making something like this for cleaning sanke kegs since I'm using them for fermenters. Has anyone reading this tried that before?

 

[Ragman]

How well does it work? Would love to see a video cleaning a nasty carboy!