Hi all,
A distiller friend of mine here in Germany gave me some lye to clean my kegs with and it worked great. It cleaned much better than my previous routine, which is telling since I used quite a diluted solution, 50 grams for 20L, recommended is 350 grams for 20L. For each keg, I pumped the lye solution through at 80C, emptied, then pumped 95C water through for one minute as a rinse.
Is my rinse long enough?
Is it necessary to passivate the kegs after this? (I also read up on the possibility of corrosion, but from what I have gathered that can really only occur at concentrations higher than what I am using.)
Thanks for the help!
Prost,
Dave
A distiller friend of mine here in Germany gave me some lye to clean my kegs with and it worked great. It cleaned much better than my previous routine, which is telling since I used quite a diluted solution, 50 grams for 20L, recommended is 350 grams for 20L. For each keg, I pumped the lye solution through at 80C, emptied, then pumped 95C water through for one minute as a rinse.
Is my rinse long enough?
Is it necessary to passivate the kegs after this? (I also read up on the possibility of corrosion, but from what I have gathered that can really only occur at concentrations higher than what I am using.)
Thanks for the help!
Prost,
Dave
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