IrishBrewer74
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K so I bought two corny kegs from NB and cleaned them thoroughly, taking everything apart and letting it soak for over 24 hours. One was used right away and the other sat for a few weeks. I opened the one that sat last night and it still smelled really sweet. The caustic cleaner they use to remove soda is supposed also smell sweet like 7up. I cleaned it again with oxy last night and removed all rubber seals and poppets because I've heard they can retain smell and taste from soda. It had no smell after the cleaning it last night so I put the lid on (no seal) to keep dust out and today it smells sweet again.
I've looked inside and it's clean. With no rubber left the only thing it should smell like is clean metal. Should I be concerned? Obviously I don't want to get off flavors or smells in my beer. I'm thinking of filling with plain water and letting it sit for a week to see if the water pucks up anything.
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I've looked inside and it's clean. With no rubber left the only thing it should smell like is clean metal. Should I be concerned? Obviously I don't want to get off flavors or smells in my beer. I'm thinking of filling with plain water and letting it sit for a week to see if the water pucks up anything.
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