Fresh Gear

Hendrix Keg Pressurized Growler hendrixkeg.com

At press time, the Hendrix Keg folks had just passed their Kickstarter goal, and that’s one we’re very happy about—the demo units they shared with us were well-built, thoughtfully considered, and quite effective. The triclamp faucet is a great touch, and that feature alone should make counterpressure filling a breeze for homebrewers (and enterprising commercial brewers). Every part on the growler that touches beer is easy to clean, sanitize, rebuild, or replace, and the horizontal format is so fridge-friendly that we can’t wait for the larger 128 oz version on the horizon. It’s a fun, well-built, sustainable growler that takes great care of your beer. What more could you ask for? —Jamie Bogner

Ss Brewtech Cornelius Keg Wassher ssbrewtech.com/products/keg-wassher

Ss Brewtech has built a cottage industry around scaling down pro-level brewing gear for homebrewers, and their new corny keg washer brings the commercial efficiency of sprayball CIP (clean-in-place) technology to the home market. Just load your 5-gallon bucket with cleaning solution, clamp the washer to your keg, attach the fittings for the beer and gas posts, and let the pump do the hard work for you. No pipe scrubbers necessary. If you’re like us and would rather spend more time drinking your beer with friends than cleaning and sanitizing kegs, this tool is quite a time saver, and we have a couple of kegs of old mystery beer that are just begging for a run with the washer. —Jamie Bogner