How does infection live in gas lines?

[aeviaanah]

I've heard a few cases of infections living in gas lines or regulators. Is this possible?

 

[BansheeRider]

I've heard a few cases of infections living in gas lines or regulators. Is this possible?

I suppose. If you have sucked beer back into your regulator and never cleaned it I guess it could happen.

 

[aeviaanah]

I suppose. If you have sucked beer back into your regulator and never cleaned it I guess it could happen.

Is it possible for bacteria/etc to live in co2?

 

[cheezydemon3]

It is more likely on the connector, but of course something can live in CO2.

 

[smooth]

I would say yes.

Back a few years ago I had trouble that was coming from the gas line or ball lock connector.

I would put a keg on and it was great! But slowly it would funk up.
I cleaned beer lines, faucets, sprayed sanitizer on the liquid posts and connectors. Kept happening.

Pulled all the gas lines, connectors and cleaned and sanitized everything. Spray sanitize both liquid & gas posts and connectors now, and (knock on wood) I have not had a keg go bad since.

Where in the gas system were the bugs? I am betting that they were in the ball lock connector, but I don't know for sure.