brianpablo
Well-Known Member
I've had to dump a few gallons recently because of an infection that I traced back to dirty lines. I should have replaced them months ago but never got around to it. I'm wondering what people do about cleaning them to prevent the infections in the future. I often end up with a fair amount of hop sediment in my lines just because I always try to squeeze as much wort as possible out of any given batch. The reaction I generally get is "just buy new ones," which may be the right answer. Does anyone have any other strategies? Does using brushes just scratch them up and create little love nests for bacteria and critters? I've seen something called a dip tube brush that's for kegging that I thought might do the job as well, but don't know if that's worth it. Thanks!