can i clean my keg with star-san?

[basilchef]

Can i clean my keg with starsan, or do i have to buy a keg cleaning kit? I just bought a new one. If it does need a kit, Does it need to be cleaned with it or can o star-san the first batch?

 

[Andrikos]

Starsan is a no rinse sanitiser.
You need a cleaner like PBW or Oxyclean to clean it and then sanitise with Starsan.

 

[basilchef]

Starsan is a no rinse sanitiser.
You need a cleaner like PBW or Oxyclean to clean it and then sanitise with Starsan.

I have oxyclean. Never thought that would work. Will i need to use it on a new keg or can i sanitize and "do-it-to-it"?

 

[ILoveBeer2]

I clean everything then sanitize. A brand new keg may have oils or other stuff which needs to be removed.

 

[Spartan1979]

I have oxyclean. Never thought that would work. Will i need to use it on a new keg or can i sanitize and "do-it-to-it"?

Be sure you are using the unscented Oxyclean.

 

[mikescooling]

You can clean with anything you would clean a dish with. If you just had a stout in there for a year, PBW and a brush is the way to go. If you have a new clean keg, I'd clean with soap and sanitize with starsan, then fill the sucker.

 

[stpug]

Be sure you are using the unscented Oxyclean.

I use the scented oxyclean from costco with great results. Been using this for years. Unscented would be preferential, but scented works just as well.

 

[mikescooling]

You Oxyclean guys can mix in a little TSP, it really kicks it up a notch.

 

[basilchef]

You Oxyclean guys can mix in a little TSP, it really kicks it up a notch.

Tsp?

 

[mikescooling]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trisodium_phosphate

 

[logdrum]

Here's a discussion & a few recipes for homemade PBW that are virtually identical to the real thing. Minus the price tag, of course.

http://www.daytondraft.org/brew-school/powdered-brewers-wash-pbw-homemade/