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Cleaning keg after rum run
Posted:
Mon Jan 01, 2024 5:44 pm
by rustylevers
Hey everyone, I'm using a 50l beer keg with a gas burner and I've just completed my first stripping run of SBB's all molasses rum but it's left a bit of burnt molasses stuff on the bottom of the keg. My next run will be a BWKO spirit run, I was wondering if this residue will come across in the run. What do people use to clean kegs that haven't been modified?
Re: Cleaning keg after rum run
Posted:
Tue Jan 02, 2024 8:39 am
by BigRig
Use citric acid and water and let it sit for a little bit.
Re: Cleaning keg after rum run
Posted:
Tue Jan 02, 2024 9:32 am
by The Stig
Re: Cleaning keg after rum run
Posted:
Wed Jan 03, 2024 11:54 pm
by bluc
Do you have anymore rum to run? Run it let dunder sit in for week then hose out=profit.
Re: Cleaning keg after rum run
Posted:
Thu Jan 04, 2024 7:52 pm
by B-Man
I don't normally clean my stuff I just rinse it out and let the fores do there thing at the start to clean it. but after a rum the flavour does carry through for a bit first.
Re: Cleaning keg after rum run
Posted:
Fri Jan 05, 2024 8:32 pm
by bluc
Fores heads normally cleans it up though :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Re: Cleaning keg after rum run
Posted:
Fri Jan 12, 2024 7:48 am
by rustylevers
Thanks everyone, I ended up just running it, might have stripped some rum flavour out in the heads but the hearts came out fine. I'll only have to deal with it until I modify my keg and can get my arm inside to scrub it.
Re: Cleaning keg after rum run
Posted:
Fri Jan 12, 2024 1:53 pm
by RuddyCrazy
Rusty a 4" fill port beside the riser ontop of the keg does let you get your arm in to give it a good scrub :handgestures-thumbupleft: unless you have arms like a baboon :laughing-rolling: and it could be the reason Wellsy bought a milk can boiler as those baboon arms would get stuck in a 4" fill port. :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling:
Re: Cleaning keg after rum run
Posted:
Fri Jan 12, 2024 1:54 pm
by Wellsy
It is not my fault I am a chick magnet due to my arms
Re: Cleaning keg after rum run
Posted:
Fri Jan 12, 2024 9:15 pm
by The Stig
I’ve told you before Brian , I can’t get past my elbow in any hole smaller than 6 inch , remember :teasing-tease:
Re: Cleaning keg after rum run
Posted:
Fri Jan 12, 2024 9:16 pm
by marls
Make sure its unscented napisan. Also experienced similar and just a hot / near boiling water soak and scrub worked fairly well, I'm assuming the heads also cleaned it up a little as well.