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A friend donated to me a couple 5-gallon pin lock kegs that he hasn’t used in years. I gathered it has been something like 8-10 years. There is a tad bit of beer left in one, and the other is almost half full. Besides questioning my friend’s sanity for leaving a keg of homebrew unfinished, what do I do? I have purchased new o-ring and valve o-rings. I’m just going to pour out the old beer, rinse the kegs, then soak overnight with oxiclean, maybe a couple of times. Also soak the lid and valve pieces. Then I’ll StarSan. I’ve got a new regulator and hoses to hook up to it. Questions are: Is this enough? With beer sitting in a keg for nearly ten years (or maybe longer) are there other steps I should take to ensure that they’re clean? Also, what about the drip tubes? Will they fill up with the cleaning solution just from filling up the keg, or should I soak them separately? Should I brush inside the keg and drip tube?
Many thanks for all your advice, and have a great one!
Jackson
Many thanks for all your advice, and have a great one!
Jackson