Can this keg be cleaned?

[Susurro]

I just got a keg in the mail and was going through an initial cleaning of it. After taking off the posts, I noticed a lot of corrosion or something around the threads the posts connect to (I'm not sure what the official name for these are). I proceeded to clean it with PBW but it did not affect the build up. Is there a way to remove this? Is it worth the effort? Am I going to just ruin the seal by trying to clean it up?

 

[bottlebomber]

There's a good chance that crap IS the seal..

 

[Hammy71]

It's not going to come in contact with the beer, so if it ain't broke.....

 

[Susurro]

It is true that it won't touch the beer. Looking at them from beneath, it looks perfectly fine. I just worry that it will eventually give and I'll have a beer fountain on my hands. Is that a reasonable fear, or am I reading into it?

 

[Dan]

Put a smalll wire brush to that. Go from there to a stiff bristle brush. The rest is easy.

 

[beaksnbeer]

Looks like an adhesive to glue the top on can see some around the top and where the top was cut back with a razor blade IMHO. The sealing is done with o-ring at the top of post

 

[lschiavo]

Looks like an adhesive to glue the top on can see some around the top and where the top was cut back with a razor blade IMHO. The sealing is done with o-ring at the top of post

I agree. Some of mine look similar.

 

[david_42]

Get a stainless steel wire brush and have at it. I'd also pull the posts and replace the o-rings.

 

[jknapp12105]

Pour some coke on it then clean with a wire brush

 

[JRems]

The rubber top on that keg was re glued back on. It must have fallen off sometime and the beverage company fixed it. I have a couple like that. You can tell by all the grey glue.

 

[passedpawn]

The rubber top on that keg was re glued back on. It must have fallen off sometime and the beverage company fixed it. I have a couple like that. You can tell by all the grey glue.

Bingo. That explains the crud.

Keg is fine. Check the rings on the posts of course.

 

[Susurro]

I've got all new o-rings for it. I'll give it a good scrubbing and put it all back together. As it's not my only empty keg right now, I'll pressurize it and let it sit for a while to make sure it holds up.