Shamus O'Sean Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Hi Folks Eyew! I have got pond scum in one of my beers! This is a photo of contents in a glass. What could cause this? Ideas, thoughts, comments? I will clean the keg line tomorrow. I saw hints of this in the previous keg on this line. The other kegs are fine. Makes me think it is something between the keg and the tap outlet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malter White Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 I'm not a kegger but could it be a disintegrating rubber O ring? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 9 minutes ago, MUZZY said: I'm not a kegger but could it be a disintegrating rubber O ring? Thanks for your thoughts Muzz. I do not think it is an O ring. The bits are Brunswick Green in colour. I have seen them before in the previous keg. I think they are forming somewhere in the beer line and coming loose during pouring. Hopefully a concentrated cleaning cycle will kill it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 use a beer line clearner. I do it sometimes and leave it in the line over night 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozdevil Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 My first thoughts was the same as Muzzy a o ring but if you think its gunk its well and truely time for a good clean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 Thanks for the advice guys. Culprit found. Slime in the outlet side of the tap. Scrub clean. Sodium Percarbonate soak. Dunk in sanitiser. Lubricate seals. Reassemble. I do a line clean, rinse and sanitise each time I swap out a keg. Just goes to show how something can sneak into the system. Checked the other three taps and they were fine. I will be more vigilant from now on. 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 11 hours ago, Shamus O'Sean said: Culprit found. Slime in the outlet side of the tap. Scrub clean. Sodium Percarbonate soak. Dunk in sanitiser. Lubricate seals. Reassemble. I do a line clean, rinse and sanitise each time I swap out a keg. Just goes to show how something can sneak into the system. Checked the other three taps and they were fine. I will be more vigilant from now on. *Makes note to do tap disassembly more often* What HAVE you been drinking? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 12 hours ago, Shamus O'Sean said: Thanks for the advice guys. Culprit found. Slime in the outlet side of the tap. Scrub clean. Sodium Percarbonate soak. Dunk in sanitiser. Lubricate seals. Reassemble. I do a line clean, rinse and sanitise each time I swap out a keg. Just goes to show how something can sneak into the system. Checked the other three taps and they were fine. I will be more vigilant from now on. Good job you discovered that @Shamus O'Sean it would be unpleasant to have little gremlins in your beer ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted April 18, 2021 Author Share Posted April 18, 2021 9 hours ago, CLASSIC said: Good job you discovered that @Shamus O'Sean it would be unpleasant to have little gremlins in your beer ! Spot on Phil. I was glad I found it. I would have been more worried if I could not find anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Shamus O'Sean said: Spot on Phil. I was glad I found it. I would have been more worried if I could not find anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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