How do you clean a dirty keg?
Re: Cleaning OLD Kegs Use a brush to clean the inside of the tubes, spray rinse the inside of the keg. Sanitize all the little parts, reassemble and fill keg with sanitizer. Pressurize. Don’t mix the parts from the two kegs.
What do you clean kegs with?
How to Clean Homebrew Kegs
- Fill the keg with a solution of water and you favorite brewing cleaner.
- You might want to remove the posts on the keg and soak them in cleaner solution as well because residue can become trapped in the posts.
- Let everything soak for several hours.
How do I clean and disinfect my corny keg?
Shake the keg up to coat the entire inside of the keg. Install the tap to the keg and let the sanitizer flow out the tap until empty. Remove the Co2 and let the pressure bleed out thru the tap. If you are going to store the corny keg for a while, leave the pressure in it to keep any bacteria from getting in your keg.
How do you clean a stainless steel keg?
It is always a good idea to clean your keg before use. The fastest and easiest way to do this is to simply fill the keg with a warm solution of StellarClean PBW mixed to the correct dilution. PBW works faster at warmer temperatures, so you can go as hot as you like.
How do breweries clean kegs?
Cleaning kegs in breweries has traditionally been accomplished by using hot water and alkaline liquid cleaning solutions comprised of sodium and or potassium hydroxide. Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and potassium hydroxide (KOH) utilize extremely high (12-14) pH to hydrolyze (break down) soil to remove it.
How do I clean my Sanke keg at home?
Rinse out keg with a hose 2-3 times and drain (time estimate: 2 mins) Set keg on keg washer and recirculate hot PBW solution for 10 minutes, then let drain (time estimate: 12 mins) Rinse out keg with a hose 2-3 times and drain (time estimate: 2 mins)
How do you clean a keg poppet?
Using a keg-safe brewery wash such as PBW, clean each component of the keg. Poppets can be removed from the posts and soaked in brewery wash while you are cleaning the other components. Use a clean cloth and brewery wash to clean the inside and outside of the keg and rinse well.
What is a keg spear?
Spear, a long and narrow metal draw tube that can be found in every modern beer keg. It reaches from the neck valve to within a half inch (1.25 cm) of the bottom of the keg. It allows gas under pressure to enter the keg and drive the beer to the tap.
How are Sanke kegs cleaned?