Can I use Crisco as keg lube??

[jhonda00]

Hi, I'm getting a small leak from my keg and I don't have keg lube nor does my LHBS. Can I use crisco?

 

[Clayton]

yeah it will work fine.
but not forever ,the fat will go racid in a few months
but if you wipe it off and reapply each time you wil be ok.
keg lube is mineral oil jelly
poly saturated fats dont go bad thats why they like to use them in makeing food
makes for a long self life.

 

[Rick500]

Crisco: is there anything it can't do?

 

[knipknup]

rancid crisco is bad. make sure you drink in a timely manner. I know... sorry to disappoint.

 

[Moose777]

What about Vaseline?

 

[Clayton]

What about Vaseline?

it should be damn near teh same thing as keg lube
i know my pressure cooker call for useing vaseline as a seal lube

 

[ChshreCat]

I've heard KY works in a pinch.

 

[ChshreCat]

so to speak

 

[samc]

100% pure unscented petroleum jelly (Vaseline) would be my choice over Crisco. If you have to use Crisco then clean it off first chance you get. Rancid=maggots . . . I still get the creeps from them crawling about my garage from an uncleaned mash tun.

 

[jhonda00]

I've heard KY works in a pinch.

Idk about that man. KY has a nasty scent and does have some flavor...I imagine.

 

[IrregularPulse]

I've heard KY works in a tight spot.

Fixed that

 

[lamarguy]

Go to any hardware store and pickup a vial of silicone grease in the plumbing department. Silicone based products are better for rubber than petroleum products.

 

[jhonda00]

Fixed that

Rofl. I love it1

 

[jhonda00]

Go to any hardware store and pickup a vial of silicone grease in the plumbing department. Silicone based products are better for rubber than petroleum products.

Awesome, but does it have any flavor?

 

[lamarguy]

Awesome, but does it have any flavor?

Ha, are you being serious? It's grease designed for use on water faucet connections and general plumbing.

But, I suppose a cherry flavor would be nice.

 

[ChshreCat]

Someone also mentioned chapstick in another thread if I remember right.

 

[mattjmac]

Thanks for the post about silicone grease. I have some of that around the house from when I fixed my kitchen faucet and I wasn't sure if it was safe to use or not.

 

[jhonda00]

Ha, are you being serious? It's grease designed for use on water faucet connections and general plumbing.

But, I suppose a cherry flavor would be nice.

I wasn't wondering if it tasted like lemon-lime, I wanted to know if it had a chemical flavor or something. I would think that something tastes just like it smells and when I'm practically putting that grease in something I worked hard on making taste good I become skeptical about using it. I know it's for kitchen sinks, but I've never smelt it.

 

[springer]

I use the Gunk brand plumbers silicone . I have never tasted it I don't even recall it having an odor. But You use so little of it I can't see it hurting the beer

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

I wasn't wondering if it tasted like lemon-lime, I wanted to know if it had a chemical flavor or something. I would think that something tastes just like it smells and when I'm practically putting that grease in something I worked hard on making taste good I become skeptical about using it. I know it's for kitchen sinks, but I've never smelt it.

You aren't mixing this into your beer are you? I hope you are just using it to slick up the seals. Or worst case packing it into the voids of a closed keg.

 

[lamarguy]

I wasn't wondering if it tasted like lemon-lime, I wanted to know if it had a chemical flavor or something.

Ya, I got that. I wouldn't recommend plumber's silicone grease unless I've used it and know it works well.

 

[jhonda00]

Ya, I got that. I wouldn't recommend plumber's silicone grease unless I've used it and know it works well.

Alright, thanks man.