How Do You Clean A Beer Keg?
It is very important to the taste and quality of your beer that you clean the keg each time before adding more beer to it. Cleaning beer kegs is a little time consuming, but the improved quality of your beer will be well worth it. Did you know that just a few tablespoons of bad beer left in a keg to mold or mildew can ruin the next batches entirely? Taking an extra 30 to 60 minutes to clean out your beer keg before you refill it will be well worth your while. Remove the posts from the keg. These will be located at the top of the keg, and allow you access to the interior of the keg. Use the 7/8″ wrench to remove them. Rinse out the keg with water. This is best done outside with a hose, because you are going to be dealing with a lot of water. This will get all of the leftover beer and any larger debris that may have accumulated in the keg out. Clean with the cleansing powder. Use one gallon of water and 2 ounces of powder to make the powder into a cleaning solution. You can mix it in the