Hi all,
Great site very helpful and informative. My problem I know is not unique but after many hours reading last night and today I havent hit upon precise details.
So I took the plunge after bottling for about the last three years and bought a second hand keg setup. I have 6 cornys and a twin font kegerator type fridge. Setup is as below:
Cleaning Gear
So once my first brew was ready to keg I selected the best looking corny I have, removed all parts, posts, poppets, draw tube, gas tube and seals and cleaned inside and all parts with the Sodiun Percarb then a good thorough clean water rinse (about 5 keg rinses) and then sanitised with the Hydrogen Peroxide (no rinse).
Disassembled the font taps and cleaned in same way as above.
After fermentation of my Pale Ale the beer tasted great as expected. Kegged it up and tried my first carb up using slow method of about 55 kPa (8psi) with the aim to have it ready in about a week. After about 36 hours tasted the brew and it was terrible and had the often mentioned here metallic taste. Draw off about half a pint or so and it tastes fine. Leave it for literally two-three minutes and the foul taste is back.
So today I started from the top down, removed taps and gave them another going over and used my small pipe cleaner brush to get into them as best I could. Same result on beer taste.
So tomorrow I am planning to buy all new lines but then it dawned on me could it be the corny draw tube or couplers? The lines "appear" good but will replace for the sake of it I have read the Bevlex is good stuff and my local supplier doesnt sell it, instead they use the harder opaque plastic tubing (dont know brand will see tomorrow) so will have to change line type too. Will also replace gas line.
So thats it, lines / couplers / draw tube? I know once the pull that pint out it tastes good so I got to find cause. I considered the gas being problem but as I get the good taste after a half a pint consider that now ruled out.
I did note one of the taps appears to have what looks like a copper coloured staining in it, whilst the other is spotless. I get the same result from both taps.
I know this has come up previously but I am lost with finding a thread on the reason it tastes so bad again so quickly.
Thanks in advance..I need to recover from this. After not one bad brew in bottles I am gutted this has happened but its part the reason of moving to kegging....more learning.
Cheers
Great site very helpful and informative. My problem I know is not unique but after many hours reading last night and today I havent hit upon precise details.
So I took the plunge after bottling for about the last three years and bought a second hand keg setup. I have 6 cornys and a twin font kegerator type fridge. Setup is as below:
- Kegerator bar fridge set at 3oC (37F) which is controlling very well to this setpoint (have a temp probe in a glas of water in the fridge).
- 6 Corny kegs with ball lock fittings
- CO2 regulator using push fittings with lines and couplers for two kegs
- Bevlex NS15 Beer line with couplers for two kegs
- Twin font tower
Cleaning Gear
- Sodium Percarbonate (20%) for cleaning gear and lines
- Hydrogen Peroxide (3%) for sanitizer
So once my first brew was ready to keg I selected the best looking corny I have, removed all parts, posts, poppets, draw tube, gas tube and seals and cleaned inside and all parts with the Sodiun Percarb then a good thorough clean water rinse (about 5 keg rinses) and then sanitised with the Hydrogen Peroxide (no rinse).
Disassembled the font taps and cleaned in same way as above.
After fermentation of my Pale Ale the beer tasted great as expected. Kegged it up and tried my first carb up using slow method of about 55 kPa (8psi) with the aim to have it ready in about a week. After about 36 hours tasted the brew and it was terrible and had the often mentioned here metallic taste. Draw off about half a pint or so and it tastes fine. Leave it for literally two-three minutes and the foul taste is back.
So today I started from the top down, removed taps and gave them another going over and used my small pipe cleaner brush to get into them as best I could. Same result on beer taste.
So tomorrow I am planning to buy all new lines but then it dawned on me could it be the corny draw tube or couplers? The lines "appear" good but will replace for the sake of it I have read the Bevlex is good stuff and my local supplier doesnt sell it, instead they use the harder opaque plastic tubing (dont know brand will see tomorrow) so will have to change line type too. Will also replace gas line.
So thats it, lines / couplers / draw tube? I know once the pull that pint out it tastes good so I got to find cause. I considered the gas being problem but as I get the good taste after a half a pint consider that now ruled out.
I did note one of the taps appears to have what looks like a copper coloured staining in it, whilst the other is spotless. I get the same result from both taps.
I know this has come up previously but I am lost with finding a thread on the reason it tastes so bad again so quickly.
Thanks in advance..I need to recover from this. After not one bad brew in bottles I am gutted this has happened but its part the reason of moving to kegging....more learning.
Cheers