Oscbert
Well-Known Member
I have been searching on this site for an answer and have been getting conflicting information on how to clean aluminum.
Here is my situation. I have an old aluminum firkin style keg that I recently received. I would guess around 30 years old.
I want to use it to serve an English Bitter, but want to make sure it is clean before I sanitize it and put my beer in there for any amount of time.
I was thinking Oxyclean, but several people said that Oxiclean eats away at the "protective barrier" and turns it a blackish gray?
What should I do? I could just boil hot water in it and not use chemicals... I need to check out the inside with a flashlight..
Thoughts?
Here is my situation. I have an old aluminum firkin style keg that I recently received. I would guess around 30 years old.
I want to use it to serve an English Bitter, but want to make sure it is clean before I sanitize it and put my beer in there for any amount of time.
I was thinking Oxyclean, but several people said that Oxiclean eats away at the "protective barrier" and turns it a blackish gray?
What should I do? I could just boil hot water in it and not use chemicals... I need to check out the inside with a flashlight..
Thoughts?