Clean keg lines are awesome!!!

edecambra said:

I just wanted to give every new kegging brewer out there a heads up on how important clean lines are. I have been kegging since March, and I have had about 6 different batches on tap so far. I have been very lazy about cleaning because I didn't have a good method to do so yet, and would hook up keg with cleaner/water once every other month or so. I didn't taste any "bad" flavors but i thought my brews were missing something. Also my kegerator is outside and with a tower, so I would have to pour a few oz off each new day I went to get a pint, to get the warm, flat and funky beer out of the lines.

Well I just did the pump sprayer DIY cleaner setup seen on this forum and about half a keg into my latest ordinary bitter, I am really tasting it for the first time!! I am shocked how huge the difference is, it is a great beer, and was just a mediocre beer.

so if you are new to kegging and unaware... CLEAN YOUR LINES!!! You will be happy you did.

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h22lude said:

I used to have a sanke kegerator and never cleaned the lines. It was awful but I guess when you are drinking a lot of bud light, it is hard to notice lol

I bought the stuff to make the line cleaner too but both my posts don't fit the thread so I am going to buy the one from northern brewer recommended in that thread.

My LHBS guy said when he finds using the keg to be easier. He made a good point but I think the line cleaner is still easier. He said he cleans the keg and then uses the keg to clean every line (even ones with a keg of beer) and then fills the empty keg with water and rinses them all. This way they all get cleaned when his keg gets cleaned not just the line from the empty keg.

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