So it's time for another Seatazzz Silly Post of the Week, or When I Get Around To It. I will start, although this one makes me cringe.
I have a four-tap kegerator, that I recently upgraded to duotight fittings and evabarrier line. Taps are old, and I religiously run cleaner through the lines every other keg change, or if a line has stood idle for a while. Today I received an order from Amazon of those cool little brush-type tap caps; I'd been using the black rubber ones for years (yes I cleaned them regularly). A few times in the last few weeks I'll be sipping on a homebrew, and suddenly a burst of flavor in my mouth of nasty mold. Nothing visible in the glass; cleaned the lines again, but it happened again a few pints later. Fast forward to today; installed the little brushes and admired how nice they look. Until I went to pull a pint; took the brush out and IT WAS BLACK with gunk. I've been drinking that. Scrubbed the hell out of each tap, much better now. Holy crap I'm ashamed of that.
I have a four-tap kegerator, that I recently upgraded to duotight fittings and evabarrier line. Taps are old, and I religiously run cleaner through the lines every other keg change, or if a line has stood idle for a while. Today I received an order from Amazon of those cool little brush-type tap caps; I'd been using the black rubber ones for years (yes I cleaned them regularly). A few times in the last few weeks I'll be sipping on a homebrew, and suddenly a burst of flavor in my mouth of nasty mold. Nothing visible in the glass; cleaned the lines again, but it happened again a few pints later. Fast forward to today; installed the little brushes and admired how nice they look. Until I went to pull a pint; took the brush out and IT WAS BLACK with gunk. I've been drinking that. Scrubbed the hell out of each tap, much better now. Holy crap I'm ashamed of that.