OK, weird thing happened. I was tranferring an IPA to a second keg. After transfer I was going to clean the keg the IPA was in. I looked inside to see how much sediment was on the bottom and I saw SOMETHING on the stem. It appears it was in the beer and as I transferred the beer it rode down the stem and got stuck near the bottom on the stem.
I am very clean and sanitary, well my brewing is anyways. Some friends give me a hard time that I am TOO sanitary with my brews! So while I know I CLEANED this keg before filling, I have a theory as to where this THING came from.
I think it was stuck IN the stem. So when I was running cleaner and sanitizer through the stem while cleaning, it was stuck at the top of the stem and could not exit the disconnect. When I carbonated, it probably shot this THING down the stem into the beer.
By now you are probably wondering what this THING is. Well I dont know what it is. There is a couple of little hairs, and a black soft item and some brown stuff!!! But I am sure it WAS cleaned with OxiClean and sanitized with Star San. The beer tastes fine, it needs to age a little more, but I in no way tasted any off flavors or thought it was any more than a good tasting IPA.
First question is, which I probably already know the answer from most, would you dump it? Second question is; how are others cleaning the stem without getting the stem out? I dont have the tool and didnt want to force it with my tools.
Thanks!
I am very clean and sanitary, well my brewing is anyways. Some friends give me a hard time that I am TOO sanitary with my brews! So while I know I CLEANED this keg before filling, I have a theory as to where this THING came from.
I think it was stuck IN the stem. So when I was running cleaner and sanitizer through the stem while cleaning, it was stuck at the top of the stem and could not exit the disconnect. When I carbonated, it probably shot this THING down the stem into the beer.
By now you are probably wondering what this THING is. Well I dont know what it is. There is a couple of little hairs, and a black soft item and some brown stuff!!! But I am sure it WAS cleaned with OxiClean and sanitized with Star San. The beer tastes fine, it needs to age a little more, but I in no way tasted any off flavors or thought it was any more than a good tasting IPA.
First question is, which I probably already know the answer from most, would you dump it? Second question is; how are others cleaning the stem without getting the stem out? I dont have the tool and didnt want to force it with my tools.
Thanks!