Second run with the Keg

[Prymal]

Hello Everyone,

So I finished my first run of kegged beer about 2 months ago. I cleaned the keg and lines with Easy clean emptied the keg and closed the lid. I opened the lid today to sanitize and fill the keg. The issue is that there was a small about of water at the bottom of the keg, maybe 2 or 3 tablespoons and it smelling really strongly of mold/mildew.

So far I have boiled a gallon of water poured it into the keg, shook it around for 3 or 4 minutes pressurized the keg and ran some of the water through the line. Now I have the keg filled with 2.5 gallons of Iodophor solution and have pressurized and drained some of that through the lines.

What else should I do to ensure that I will not contaminate (bacteria or flavor) my beer when I go to keg it?

 

[Prymal]

I think i found the culprit, the lid o-ring smells pretty bad after cleaning the inside of the keg and all of the popits. Could I just bleach the lid o-ring and call it good for this keg then replace all of the o-rings for my 3rd batch?

 

[nunyafnb]

I'm sure you could clean the o-rings in some Oxy Clean or something, but why not just make a quick trip to your LHBS and save the worry since you're planning on replacing them anyway?

 

[Prymal]

I don't have a local home brew shop sadly so i just have to add it to my next order. I bleached the lid o-ring for about 20 minutes then rinsed and through it into some Iodophor for good measure. I hope it works out.

 

[Mpavlik22]

I always clean my kegs when I have about 4-5 dirty kegs. I start with PBW. Clean and disassemble everything. Then I sanitize with Star San.

I think a very important part is to pressurize and flush with CO2 when storing. I do this to all my kegs when I store them. This reduces kegging time, as I only have to vent the keg, fill with beer then pressurize, b/c they have already been cleaned and sanitized.

Also if you use co2 you won't get that mold growth/smell.