Post mix SS keg cleaning ideas needed

by **bt1** » Sun Sep 15, 2013 8:26 am

Hello all,

Bought a couple more 19lt SS post mix kegs yesterday. One sadly has had an old syrup sitting in it and is badly stained and heavily encrusted with all sort of shite I don't want in my new 3 hop pilsner.

Tried vinegar water...any other suggestions for cleaning inside these bastards of kegs?

bt1

by **wedwards** » Sun Sep 15, 2013 8:30 am

Napisan - the pink unscented one. Cap or two of that and fill with water and leave soak for a few days. Repeat as necessary.

by **the Doctor** » Sun Sep 15, 2013 8:33 am

We use Sodium Percabonate hot water and a good shake... Sodium Perc is the active ingredient in napisan...so Wedwards is spot on...if it can lift baby kak it can lift anything.
Doc

by **Hill** » Sun Sep 15, 2013 8:53 am

If you leave some coke in it it will strip it all out mate

by **kingy** » Sun Sep 15, 2013 9:39 am

Make sure you put hot water in for the initial soak with the unscented napisan. It cleans better that way. I think it's 54 or 64 degrees that the water has to be for the per carbonate to be activated. Hot tap water will do tho.

by **home_brewer** » Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:19 am

a couple or spoons full of citric acid and warm water

by **znipa-x** » Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:24 am

just don't use Miltons and forget you left it soaking, really good way to stuff the keg, pin holes right at the waterline :angry-banghead:

by **bt1** » Wed Sep 18, 2013 6:26 am

Hello all,

many thanks to all who suggested here... 3 days on napisan and kegs really do look well...new

geez this stuff really gets into it.

thanks
bt1