Warthaug
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A while ago I get some kegs for almost-free, and am about to embark on my first kegging adventure. As part of the preparation process I am disassembling and cleaning the kegs - or, at least, I'm trying to. The first keg came apart exactly as expected - the gas/beer connects unscrewed with an easy turn of a wrench, the gas/beer dip tubes pulled out (I didn't try to remove the poppets, they seem fine). I then moved to the next keg and . . . no dice.
The connects wont turn, despite me trying very hard to do so (I even broke a pin off of one I was turning so hard). Moreover, when I reach inside the keg there doesn't seem to be an air dip-tube like in the first keg, just an upwards opening.
So my first question is . . . what the heck do I do to clean the weird kegs (2 of 4 are like this)? I really want to take it apart and make sure everything is kosher & clean...but I'm worried that I'm going to break the damned thing in trying to take it apart.
My second question is unrelated. I've been reading a lot of the posts on using a beer gun to fill a few bottles. I'm planning on doing this - at least until I can make some sort of ice-based insulated keg doo-dadder at the cottage. But most of the posts I've read indicate that the beer is only "good" for a week or so in the bottles. Why is this? Is carbonation being lost during transfer? Is it oxidation? It seems to be a common comment, but I've never seen what is going wrong - and moreover, if there is a work-around. I need beer for 3 weeks...1 just isn't enough!
Bryan
The connects wont turn, despite me trying very hard to do so (I even broke a pin off of one I was turning so hard). Moreover, when I reach inside the keg there doesn't seem to be an air dip-tube like in the first keg, just an upwards opening.
So my first question is . . . what the heck do I do to clean the weird kegs (2 of 4 are like this)? I really want to take it apart and make sure everything is kosher & clean...but I'm worried that I'm going to break the damned thing in trying to take it apart.
My second question is unrelated. I've been reading a lot of the posts on using a beer gun to fill a few bottles. I'm planning on doing this - at least until I can make some sort of ice-based insulated keg doo-dadder at the cottage. But most of the posts I've read indicate that the beer is only "good" for a week or so in the bottles. Why is this? Is carbonation being lost during transfer? Is it oxidation? It seems to be a common comment, but I've never seen what is going wrong - and moreover, if there is a work-around. I need beer for 3 weeks...1 just isn't enough!
Bryan