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How long should hot PBW be sprayed and recirculated through a keg or FV before it is considered clean? Is there a rule of thumb for how many kegs or fermenters can be cleaned per gallon of PBW solution? Is this dependent on the amount of organic material that needs to be removed?

A bucket heater like this (Electric Bucket Heating Element - 1000 Watt Heat Stick | MoreBeer) makes sense for preheating mash water in many different types of vessels but how well would it work in contact with wort? For example, it might be nice to speed up time to boil by dropping the electric...

Thanks for the responses! Another question: What types of infections are known to affect beer in kegs? Given that the alcohol, acidity, low sugar, low oxygen, and low temperature are impediments to microbial growth, what survives this onslaught?

Thanks for the welcome day_tripper! Agreed Jtvann, that's the most likely scenario. Given that the keg wasn't opened after the previous batch I wouldn't have thought there was an infection opportunity. I rinsed it out with tap water (in and out through the out connector) and probably the water...

I'm having a hard time telling whether I have an infection or it's all in my head. I kegged a batch of NEIPA on Thursday while I was brewing my next batch (also NEIPA). I put the grains from this second batch on the compost pile but by Saturday they were smelling foul and I spent some time...