Warthogrugby
Well-Known Member
I had my Keezer fail on me a couple of months back while I was traveling to China... I hadn't realized that it had failed for probably a solid month before opening it up and looking at the mayhem. All four of my corny kegs were coated with a good layer of mold. I didn't have the time or money (was in the process of getting married) to take care of the issue, so I said "F*CK IT!" and left it be to when I could get to it.
I just finished up my new keezer, cleaned/wiped/disinfected down, hooked it all up, and poured each of the four beers. Two of them, a Dunkleweissen and a raspberry heff, taste and smell fine. However, my Stout and Irish Red are suspect... The Red only had a few beers left, so I swapped it out anyway, but the Stout is near full. When poured, it didn't have an off taste that I could detect, but there was some unsettling "foam" after the pour. Again, it didn't taste off and I only had about 2 ounces (not enough to give the squirts, I would hope), so I am not sure if it is bad or not or if I should risk drinking/serving it.
Would the mold have an opportunity to gain access to the internals of the Keg? Considering the air locked seal and whatnot I wouldn't think so, but I was curious if anyone had similar experiences like this.
Thanks!
I just finished up my new keezer, cleaned/wiped/disinfected down, hooked it all up, and poured each of the four beers. Two of them, a Dunkleweissen and a raspberry heff, taste and smell fine. However, my Stout and Irish Red are suspect... The Red only had a few beers left, so I swapped it out anyway, but the Stout is near full. When poured, it didn't have an off taste that I could detect, but there was some unsettling "foam" after the pour. Again, it didn't taste off and I only had about 2 ounces (not enough to give the squirts, I would hope), so I am not sure if it is bad or not or if I should risk drinking/serving it.
Would the mold have an opportunity to gain access to the internals of the Keg? Considering the air locked seal and whatnot I wouldn't think so, but I was curious if anyone had similar experiences like this.
Thanks!