Moldy coney kegs

wilserbrewer · Dec 31, 2016

Queequeg said:
Avoid bleach as it will damage the stainless.

I agree, stainless and chlorine bleach is not a good combination as the stainless will corrode.

With that being said, I would avoid prolonged contact with chlorine and rinse well. Chlorine is a wonderful mold buster, and not everyone has par acetic acid on a shelf.

Years ago I left some bleach cleaning solution in a stainless pump sprayer for a week or so....next time I tried to pressurize it it was like a sprayball with about 40 pin hole leaks lol

HNY

The_Bishop · Dec 31, 2016

Anyone have a source to buy peracetic acid? Did a little looking around but no dice.

augiedoggy · Jan 1, 2017

I had to repair some bar sinks at a restaurant I used to work at with jb weld temporarily and replaced them due to bleach being used in the and lots of pin holes in the bottom.

Queequeg · Jan 6, 2017

Peracetic acid is easy to get here in the uk (looked on Electronics, Cars, Fashion, Collectibles & More | eBay) no luck.

As already noted you can use bleach as long a you rinse. Peracetic is better because you don't have to worry about residue affecting your beer so much and its classified as a liquid sterilizer.

Other options are chlorine dioxide, hydrogen peroxide, hypochlorous acid

augiedoggy · Jan 25, 2017

billl said:
Try that. Then disassemble and see what's left. I've done it and that is precisely why I clean everything now.

But yes, you won't get infected magically by having gunk in your kegs. If the bacteria isn't in the keg, it doesn't appear by itself.

Billl,
I just wanted to update that Ive been pulling my last three kegs apart after cleaning them with starsan and forcing it through with co2. To check like you have suggested.
so far they have been completely clean like the pics I took from the last one so I dont know maybe because I recirculate and filter the solids out so well before the beer goes into the conicals but I have not shared your experiences yet with trub and gunk being trapped in my poppet area.. I do get yeast at the bottom of my kegs though. the kegs below are from a keg that had an esb in it and sat empty (but sealed) for at least two months before I cleaned it and took these pictures.