cleaning kegs

[antony]

i just acquired a couple of kegs & will soon be getting a kegerator from my brother in law. I know about cleaning the lines on the fridge but what about cleaning the keg itself? These were second hand & although the outsides are nice & sharp, I have my doubts about the junk on the inside.

any pointers, links, etc. about where I should get started?

thanks in advance

 

[Dhruv6911]

search function is useful

 

[antony]

yes it is. good point. lots of info on cleaning lines. i found the keg info as well, just a little deeper on the page. figure i would ask while i looked...sorry for clogging up the board.

 

[Atonk]

Sometimes it's easy to get ahead of yourself - homebrewing will do that!

 

[BeerWard]

I typically break the keg apart and use a hot oxyclean soak overnight. Store upside down. sanitize before the next use. I usually clean the lines when the keg taps out. Look for some more kegs. You will find you need more for rotation.

 

[sweet_corn]

Ditto beerward. Good soak to begin with, then follow up soaks as needed each batch. I just run the oxyclean through the lines after each keg empties.

 

[Special Hops]

A good soaking of oxyclean clears out kes pretty well.