What do you do with what's left when the corny kicks?

[jeffmeh]

So my kegs of California Common and Apfelwein both kicked within the last couple of weeks, and today was the first day I had available to clean the kegs. I am fairly new to kegging, so I wanted to see how much was left below the liquid tube that I was missing. I took out a pitcher, opened the keg lid, and poured out the Common. Then I transferred to a pint glass and found that I had about a pint. Holding it up to the light it was obviously pretty yeasty.

What to do? I took a sip, then put it in the fridge to let the yeast settle out. I repeated with the Apefelwein, but as expected there was no visible yeast, as I racked off the lees. Mmmmm. Breakfast.

 

[krops13]

Down the drain with mine. If you have a garden might be good fertalizer.

 

[Cpt_Kirks]

Don't ever let anyone tell you drinking directly from the keg is uncouth.

 

[jeffmeh]

Don't ever let anyone tell you drinking directly from the keg is uncouth.

If I thought I could drink it without wearing it, I would go for it, lol.

 

[Baldy_Beer_Brewery]

A pint sounds like quite a bit. There is nothing in the bottoms of my kegs but a few dregs. Does your dip tube go all the way to the bottom?

 

[jeffmeh]

Actually, the keg with Apfelwein probably had about 5-6 ounces. The keg with Common probably had about 12 ounces. I'm not really going to worry about it.

 

[david_42]

I just wash it out. If it's yeast, it's non-flocculate yeast.

 

[samc]

Sludge only left in my kegs. I usually add a cup of boiling water to it, let it sit then dump and proceed with some Oxyclean to clean the keg.

 

[woodstone]

Don't ever let anyone tell you drinking directly from the keg is uncouth.

I think I once got my head stuck in a corny.

 

[Yooper]

A pint sounds like quite a bit. There is nothing in the bottoms of my kegs but a few dregs. Does your dip tube go all the way to the bottom?

I never measured, but I have only a bit of yeast on the bottom. Probably about 2 ounces or so. My diptube goes right to the bottom, but I have heard of people that cut their diptubes so they don't suck up yeast.

 

[Cpt_Kirks]

If I thought I could drink it without wearing it, I would go for it, lol.

You chug it in the back yard, with the garden hose running. Then, just hose off.

 

[jeffmeh]

You chug it in the back yard, with the garden hose running. Then, just hose off.

Then who is going to thaw me out, or will I have to wait until Spring?