Do I need to thoroughly sanitize if I'm only running water and juice?

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If I build a kegerator, do I need to stay on top of cleaning the equipment if the kegs are depleted on a 1-2 day basis? or will rinsing and regular soap be sufficient?

thanks.

 

[IffyG]

You are probably going to want to clean them between uses no matter how frequently you are draining them. I'd probably stick with a quick oxyclean/hot water bath and rinse them out well between fills.

 

[avidhomebrewer]

I would clean them between uses. Otherwise, you eventually will end up with a batch that got sour unintentionally.

 

[iron_city_ap]

I'd recomend cleaning them every time. I've occasionally just rinsed with water and reloaded, but you are risking it a little. Its takes a whole 5-10 minutes to do, and with the time you already have invested in making the beer, its a drop in the bucket.

 

[Dr. Francois]

I have a dedicated seltzer line. I cleaned and sanitized it once, but now I just keep adding new water to it when it gets low.

Anything else, I thoroughly clean.