Since I have more kegs than taps, I switch beers frequently. I was wondering what people use to clean their keg posts before hooking up another beer. Would alcohol wipes be alright or just spraying some sanitizer on them? Thanks
I always spray starsan on posts before hooking them up and after removing anything
I just wipe them clean, but I always clean then sanitize the lines and connectors before switching to a new keg. Not a single case of contamination or infection in four years of doing this…
X2 on this, I keep a spray bottle of Starsan (a bit stronger than normal) near my keezer. I also spray it into the plastic connecter.
This ^^^,
and this ^^^ but only two years.
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X2 on this, I keep a spray bottle of Starsan (a bit stronger than normal) near my keezer. I also spray it into the plastic connecter.[/quote]
Good point, I spray inside both connectors before connecting and after removing.
X2 on this, I keep a spray bottle of Starsan (a bit stronger than normal) near my keezer. I also spray it into the plastic connecter.[/quote]
Same here. Can never be too careful.
I never gave it a thought and I have 21 kegs. If there’s beer on it, I just wipe clean with a paper towel.
Yeah, this. I use warm water and cotton cloth, but same difference.
+1. They get cleaned when I clean the keg after it’s kicked. I don’t do anything when hooking up a new keg. I do give ALL parts a good cleaning once a year when I break the entire system down and soak in oxyclean, replace lines, etc… and it’s about that time of year.
