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Kegging

killigan wrote:

I just started kegging too... I was advised to be careful using boiling water as it could "cook" the contaminants onto the metal.

That is a riot and makes no sense. I would treat all advise from what-ever source that was with boiling water... in other words, slightly sanitized.

A quick rinse with boiling water isn't going to permanantly adhere anything to the side of stainless steel.
A gallon of boiling water, sloshed around with the lid on is all it takes to rid oyur keg of the remains of the last batch and readies it for the next.

 

That is a riot and makes no sense. I would treat all advise from what-ever source that was with boiling water... in other words, slightly sanitized.

A quick rinse with boiling water isn't going to permanantly adhere anything to the side of stainless steel.
A gallon of boiling water, sloshed around with the lid on is all it takes to rid oyur keg of the remains of the last batch and readies it for the next.

Oh I agree.. actually a good rinse is all I would think is needed.. But here is my source:

A quick note on using hot water. Do not use extremely hot water, as that can cook organic substances to the surface of the keg, making them more difficult to remove. But unless you have your home hot water tank on the highest setting for about 170F water, you do not have to worry about this so feel free to use your hottest tap water. If you do have your tank on the hottest setting and are getting 170F water from your tap, consider toning it down a bit with a bit of cold water.

From:
http://www.bodensatz.com/staticpages/in … t#cleaning

 

brewchez wrote:

If you beer is turning sour in a keg that was cleaned and not used for soda... you have an infection possibly and it has nothing to do with your kegging procedure.

Did you clean out the dip tube?

I was not in charge of the cleaning process, so I am not sure what was done.  I think skipping the PBW may have been the problem.  We did santize the keg using one step sanitizer, filling the keg half way, turning it upside down, and eventually discharging the sanitizer by pressurizing the keg...

 

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