We produce a lot of different beers in our brewery that utilize extract flavoring, syrups, spices and fruits. We have had issues getting all the flavors out of kegs during keg washing and the flavoring sticks around and taints the next beer that goes in the same keg. It's gotten so bad that I have had to separate the kegs that utilize flavoring from the ones that don't in order to keep the clean beers from picking up undesirable flavors. Its been very noticeable on the hoppy and clean beers and ranges from tasting like someone is pouring the beer through a dirty tap line to completely tasting like fruits or spices.
We are using a 3 head Premier Stainless keg washer with a caustic and acid cycle and its just not cutting it. Anyone have similar issues or methods to successfully remove stubborn flavors?
We are using a 3 head Premier Stainless keg washer with a caustic and acid cycle and its just not cutting it. Anyone have similar issues or methods to successfully remove stubborn flavors?
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