AfternoonReview
Well-Known Member
So I'm sure this has been asked, but searching stuff like "what do you do with your beer lines if you are a couple of weeks away from connecting your next keg" was just too wordy to get me any results. Basically, I don't want mold or bacteria to form in my beer lines in the next few weeks before I have another keg ready to go.
I just finished a keg yesterday and ran warm water through the line to rinse out the beer. Then I pushed the water all the way out of the beer line and let CO2 run through for a couple of seconds. I then closed the beer tap, and shut off the CO2 going to the keg, and disconnected the beer line from the keg. So now I have CO2 trapped in the beer line (with a little bit of residual water). I assume that no bacteria or mold will grow in their since oxygen has theoretically been flushed out.
So what's the correct thing to do when your beer lines have to sit empty for a few weeks? Fill them with water, or C02, or just not worry about it?
Thanks
I just finished a keg yesterday and ran warm water through the line to rinse out the beer. Then I pushed the water all the way out of the beer line and let CO2 run through for a couple of seconds. I then closed the beer tap, and shut off the CO2 going to the keg, and disconnected the beer line from the keg. So now I have CO2 trapped in the beer line (with a little bit of residual water). I assume that no bacteria or mold will grow in their since oxygen has theoretically been flushed out.
So what's the correct thing to do when your beer lines have to sit empty for a few weeks? Fill them with water, or C02, or just not worry about it?
Thanks