How do you sanitize a home brew keg?

Next half fill the keg with a mix of water and PBW (powdered brewery wash), around 11 litres of water to 65 grams for a corny keg. Add all the keg parts to the mix and let it sit overnight. After soaking, use a non-abrasive brush or sponge to clean the inside edges of the keg, as well as all the components.

How do I clean and disinfect my corny keg?

Shake the keg up to coat the entire inside of the keg. Install the tap to the keg and let the sanitizer flow out the tap until empty. Remove the Co2 and let the pressure bleed out thru the tap. If you are going to store the corny keg for a while, leave the pressure in it to keep any bacteria from getting in your keg.

How do I clean my Kegerator lines?

How to Clean the Lines

1. Run a cleaning solution through the draft line under pressure until the flow runs clear.
2. Wait while the solution soaks in the lines.
3. Run clean water through the draft line under pressure to flush out the cleaner.
4. Tap the next keg.
5. Open the faucet and let it run until beer comes out.

How do you clean a brand new keg?

Step 1 – preparing a brand new keg It is always a good idea to clean your keg before use. The fastest and easiest way to do this is to simply fill the keg with a warm solution of StellarClean PBW mixed to the correct dilution. PBW works faster at warmer temperatures, so you can go as hot as you like.

What chemical is used to clean beer lines?

Basic Caustic / Chlorinated beer line cleaners are a mixture of either Sodium Hydroxide or Potassium Hydroxide (This is the Caustic Part) and Sodium Hypochlorite. More effective and complex beer line cleaners will also contain water softening and scale removing additives.

How often should you clean your Kegerator?

It is recommended that you clean your draft lines with caustic beer line cleaning solution a minimum every two weeks or, at least, every time you change kegs.

How do you clean a beer line?

Then thoroughly flushing the beer line with water to remove all traces of the cleaning chemical. The last and most often overlooked step is to soak the keg coupler and faucet in water with cleaning chemical then brush them clean with a cleaning brush and rinse them clean with water.

How do you clean draft beer lines?

Run a cleaning solution through the draft line under pressure until the flow runs clear. Wait while the solution soaks in the lines. I usually go for 15 minutes. Run clean water through the draft line under pressure to flush out the cleaner. Tap the next keg. Open the faucet and let it run until beer comes out.

What is a mini beer keg?

Affligem mini beer keg. This means that the keg is equipped with a valve on top of the barrel to be connected to a beer tap with the appropriate connector. The beer will then raise to the dispenser due to the pressure of the pressurized gas.