Comments on: Cleaning out those keg lines the easy way http://www.brewingkb.com/blogs/22/cleaning-out-those-keg-lines-the-easy-way.html A collection of thoughts and experiences from seasoned home brewers. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:36:31 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Chemgeek http://www.brewingkb.com/blogs/22/cleaning-out-those-keg-lines-the-easy-way.html/comment-page-1#comment-45 Chemgeek Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:01:42 +0000 http://www.brewingkb.com/blogs/22/cleaning-out-those-keg-lines-the-easy-way.html#comment-45 I clean my lines after every empty corny keg. I disconnect the gas, vent everything, and while the keg is still attached to the tap, I flush the lines with PBW and drain it into the keg. This helps to clean the keg out as well. The frequency of this cleaning depends on how good the beer was and how long the keg lasts :) I clean my lines after every empty corny keg. I disconnect the gas, vent everything, and while the keg is still attached to the tap, I flush the lines with PBW and drain it into the keg. This helps to clean the keg out as well. The frequency of this cleaning depends on how good the beer was and how long the keg lasts :)

]]> By: Keith http://www.brewingkb.com/blogs/22/cleaning-out-those-keg-lines-the-easy-way.html/comment-page-1#comment-39 Keith Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:35:58 +0000 http://www.brewingkb.com/blogs/22/cleaning-out-those-keg-lines-the-easy-way.html#comment-39 Cool idea with the soda bottle! A couple of comments: Never handle draught cleaning solutions without liquid-specific safety glasses (Home Depot & other locations). Never. Rubber gloves are also important. Finally, don't use bleach as most draought systems will have stainless steel somewhere along the line (hopefully) and bleach can corrode & pit stainless, contributing greater potential for organisms to attach to the system. Keith Lemcke Siebel Institute Cool idea with the soda bottle! A couple of comments:

Never handle draught cleaning solutions without liquid-specific safety glasses (Home Depot & other locations). Never.

Rubber gloves are also important.

Finally, don’t use bleach as most draought systems will have stainless steel somewhere along the line (hopefully) and bleach can corrode & pit stainless, contributing greater potential for organisms to attach to the system.

Keith Lemcke
Siebel Institute

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