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Son 'O' Soda Pop
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 3:13 pm
by jjbuck
I think I recall reading about this somewhere. "Don't keg your beer in the same keg that you have kegged a soda pop" The taste of the pop lingers even after numerous washings and sanitizing of the lines and kegs. I've got a moderately hoppy Belgian Pale Ale with a faint root beer complexity. I washed the keg with 180 water and PBW and then sanitized with Star San twice. I washed beer lines with BLC and rinsed thoroughly. That faint taste is still there. Suggestions?
Son 'O' Soda Pop
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 3:26 pm
by JimPotts
Build a keg washer. Worked wonders on mine.
I had the same thing happen with a keg of cider. Added wintergreen and licorice.
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Son 'O' Soda Pop
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 3:29 pm
by JimF
Replace all of the rubber gaskets.
On Jul 25, 2012 4:13 PM, "jjbuck" <
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I think I recall reading about this somewhere. "Don't keg your beer in the same keg that you have kegged a soda pop" The taste of the pop lingers even after numerous washings and sanitizing of the lines and kegs. I've got a moderately hoppy Belgian Pale Ale with a faint root beer complexity. I washed the keg with 180 water and PBW and then sanitized with Star San twice. I washed beer lines with BLC and rinsed thoroughly. That faint taste is still there. Suggestions?
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Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2012 5:58 am
by bf514921
there has to be a way to get it out, i mean, didn't most of these kegs used to have soda in in it? i am curious how this turns out, i am about to switch my soda keg to beer and use a keg that requires high pressur to seal for my soda.
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:38 pm
by tompb
It's in the seals. You can clean the S/S, the gasket and o-rings absorb the pop flavor.
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 7:34 pm
by bf514921
i stopped last week at my favorite local home brew store biy (by the way just because its the only local one doesn't make it any less my favorite) and picked up an oring set, will see if that works for me
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 1:12 pm
by jjbuck
It must also be in the tap line. I am going to change out the one tap line and keep it for soda only.
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 3:45 pm
by tompb
jjbuck wrote:It must also be in the tap line. I am going to change out the one tap line and keep it for soda only.
The line will definitely hold the flavor. I didin't know you were using pop line.
Son 'O' Soda Pop
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 3:48 pm
by JimF
Another reason to only drink beer! On Aug 6, 2012 4:45 PM, "tompb" <
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jjbuck wrote: It must also be in the tap line. I am going to change out the one tap line and keep it for soda only.
The line will definitely hold the flavor. I didin't know you were using pop line.
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 5:59 am
by bf514921
just realized, to the gaskets in the popets need replaced to? that might take alittle longer to acquire.