sanke cleaning...

[TRIPLEMSU]

i have 2 batches ready...and my sanke kegs still need to be cleaned and sterlized...

i plan on siphoning to keg on friday night...so i have a few days to do everything.

any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

 

[eastoak]

if you are boiling in your keggles you don't need to sanitize let alone sterilize them.

 

[eastoak]

are you fermenting in a sanke keg?

 

[TRIPLEMSU]

sanke keg is what i am using to keg with...

so i was wondering if i need to use oxi-clean in each keg for 1 day and then rinse and then sanitize for a day as well then rinse...before i keg the beer.

that was my question...i am not using as keggle or fermentor...

using sanke as a homebrew keg!!!

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

You could;

Search for a DIY keg cleaner rig. This basically amounts to a length of copper pipe rigged to a submersible pump and set in a dish basin.

Buy a keg cleaner drill accessory.

Use caustic or acid based heavy cleaners.

 

[wilserbrewer]

I treat my sanke kegs just as most people treat corny kegs...clean w/ oxiclean, then sanitize w/ star san. Soak w/ oxi as long as needed, star san only takes like a minute or less to sanitize.

 

[wyzazz]

^^What he said^^ I soak in Oxyclean for as long as is needed, then drain, rinse & store upside down until I'm ready to keg. Before kegging I put around a gallon of StarSan in the keg and swirl it around for a minute, then drain & keg. I put the spear in a bucket full of StarSan and work the little ball back and forth to get sanitizer in it as well.

After the keg is filled and the spear is reinstalled, I purge with CO2 and either force carb or just put the keg on the gas and let it sit until it's ready to drink.

 

[perogi]

Sorry to open up an old thread but I'm having a hell of a time cleaning out this sanke. Not sure if I should give up on it or not.

The bottom of it is about 50% covered with dark grey (what appears to be) metal. As in it looks like it might be a part of the keg - maybe a part that got oxidized or something similar.

Anyone see something like this before and, if so, what did you do to remove it?

Thank you,
perogi.

 

[wilserbrewer]

Not really sure what you have going on w/ your keg, all my sanke kegs look like clean stainless inside, perhaps an acid soak IDK??? If it appears clean and just discolored, perhaps sanitize and try a batch...sorry so unhelpful.

 

[wyzazz]

Sorry to open up an old thread but I'm having a hell of a time cleaning out this sanke. Not sure if I should give up on it or not.

The bottom of it is about 50% covered with dark grey (what appears to be) metal. As in it looks like it might be a part of the keg - maybe a part that got oxidized or something similar.

Anyone see something like this before and, if so, what did you do to remove it?

Thank you,
perogi.

Try snapping a few pics and posting them, without being able to see what you've got I really don't have any recommendation for cleaning.

 

[perogi]

Thank you for the replies. Here are some pictures of it. Note that they were taken from outside of the keg - the light source is a small flashlight I stuck inside to illuminate. From this angle, the part that you can see is about 3 feet away (the bottom of the keg).

Thank you for any insight!.
perogi.

Please note that I soaked it a few times with PBW and once with Oxiclean for about 16 hours each time.

 

[perogi]

Double post - sigh...

 

[wyzazz]

Looks like a little bit of beerstone, soak it in acid overnight and you should be good to go.

 

[perogi]

Thanks wyzazz - do you mean put a few gallons of water in there and then add a few milliliters of lactic acid to it or ?

Sorry a bit of a n00b when it comes to stainless fermentors!!

 

[wyzazz]

Pick up some CLR or mix some triple strength starsan and soak overnight.

 

[perogi]

Thanks!!