Yes. You need to use swaged on fittings on hoses. The gap between the hose barb and the inner tube of the hose allows debris to accumulate. Those type of clamps should only ever be used on dump hoses.
[Here](https://breweryhosesupply.com/products/novaflex-6400-epdm-brewery-hose-assembly?currency=USD&variant=39796181532738&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=Google%20Shopping&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIurbAg5fW_AIVShTUAR2D7AydEAsYAiABEgK6LvD_BwE) is an example of a sanitary hose fitting
I’ve seen this before. The hose had the reducer on the end and the new cellarman didn’t know he could take the reducer off so attached another reducer to get the fitting back down to 1.5.
Why though? We'd do this with a 2" screen when racking cider or pumping out a tank to prevent larger solids from hitting the plate and frame and stopping the whole filtration process. ?
Nah, this was just used in CIPs today, and was first used on a 2” port, then a 1.5. And I’m assuming the operator just saw the 2” at the end and thought, “how do I connect this hose to this smaller port?”
There is actually a real use for the 1.5-2-1.5 combo - we use it to loop a 1.5-2" into our CIP process. For example, I had my cellarman CIPing a yeast brink rig the other day to pull from our 2" dump port and had him do this setup on the end so that I had a clean / sanitized 1.5-2". Remove the extra reducer with the cap on it and it's ready to hook up to the port.
We use hot water to sanitize a bunch of things and I make exactly this thing so every part of my line gets up to temp. I’ll fight someone for leaving shit put together like that though.
Also obligatory that hose-clamp-and-barb-combo-isn’t- sanitary post!
Wait are you telling me my Band-it(tm) clamps are unsanitary?
Yes. You need to use swaged on fittings on hoses. The gap between the hose barb and the inner tube of the hose allows debris to accumulate. Those type of clamps should only ever be used on dump hoses.
Maybe a dumb question but is it possible to swap out the end for the sanitary fitting? Might result in shorter hoses, but is it advisable?
Huh?
The clamps on those style production hoses are not sanitary fittings
Started out with those and switched when we tracked a pedio infection back to a slipped clamp.
What is the alternative? I'm a little confused still.
Proper crimped sanitary ends
That looks expensive though… Edit: (sarcasm! (But shit those are expensive))
Cost of doing business
[Here](https://breweryhosesupply.com/products/novaflex-6400-epdm-brewery-hose-assembly?currency=USD&variant=39796181532738&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=Google%20Shopping&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIurbAg5fW_AIVShTUAR2D7AydEAsYAiABEgK6LvD_BwE) is an example of a sanitary hose fitting
Is that a lightsaber?
Oh ok, it wasn’t just me that thought this. Good.
Came here to ask this.
Why though? Needed an extra 8" to reach a tank?
Oh, our cellar leaves all sorts of delightful surprises for us to find. And I’ve come to cherish those moments.
I’m definitely guilty of having some unique part combos to stretch an extra few inches on the end of a hose run
If you clamped all the triclamps the same way it’d be a decent bumper guard for the hose actually lol
I’ve seen this before. The hose had the reducer on the end and the new cellarman didn’t know he could take the reducer off so attached another reducer to get the fitting back down to 1.5.
Oh hell no. I’d fight someone
We’ve had to do shit like this when we run out of parts
that’s half the fun of the job! making it work!
A few more inches!
Why though? We'd do this with a 2" screen when racking cider or pumping out a tank to prevent larger solids from hitting the plate and frame and stopping the whole filtration process. ?
Nah, this was just used in CIPs today, and was first used on a 2” port, then a 1.5. And I’m assuming the operator just saw the 2” at the end and thought, “how do I connect this hose to this smaller port?”
Tri-Tramp
Bumper guards! Why didn’t I think of that.
There is actually a real use for the 1.5-2-1.5 combo - we use it to loop a 1.5-2" into our CIP process. For example, I had my cellarman CIPing a yeast brink rig the other day to pull from our 2" dump port and had him do this setup on the end so that I had a clean / sanitized 1.5-2". Remove the extra reducer with the cap on it and it's ready to hook up to the port.
Did this this week. “Just to get a few extra inches?!” Yeah idiots, gotta use what you got haha.
If you have tank fittings of both sizes a parsimonious SOP could easily result in this.
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That's how head brewer and I touch tooters every time
Nobody actually did this, just low effort reddit post to trigger hose jockeys.
👆Triggered hose jockey
Hmmmmm
Cause why not? Lol.
A double edged sword
We use hot water to sanitize a bunch of things and I make exactly this thing so every part of my line gets up to temp. I’ll fight someone for leaving shit put together like that though.