| One way to tell that your beer lines need cleaned is | | | | leaving no cleaning chemical behind. |
| when you pour yourself a beer and end up with a | | | | Now, it's about time to rinse your lines with warm |
| foamy head. Of course, a foamy head is also the | | | | water and make sure you get all the chemical |
| result of a badly poured beer from an amateur. But, | | | | solution out of your lines as well. Once that is |
| we've all run into those from time to time. | | | | complete, it's a good time to look at your washers |
| What I'm talking about is when you know how to | | | | and make sure all your seals are in good shape. A |
| pour and you still get the foamy head. That is the | | | | little maintenance along the way keeps you from a |
| product of bacteria and all the beer ingredients | | | | lot of work later. |
| themselves that start to build up in your lines. When | | | | For you home bar, you should probably take the time |
| you are getting that, your beer does not taste its | | | | to clean your lines after every keg. But for some |
| best and we don't need that happening now do we? | | | | reason if that isn't possible, then every couple of |
| So, let's get those beer lines clean! To begin with, a | | | | weeks is sufficient. You should look at cleaning your |
| pressurized cleaning bottle is the best. But, a hand | | | | lines like you look at keeping your bar wiped down |
| pumped cleaning bottle will do the cleaning just the | | | | and your glasses clean. That way, every glass of |
| same. I guess it depends on how well you can pump. | | | | beer you drink has the taste the beer was intended |
| If you can pump a keg, you can pump a cleaning | | | | to have. |
| bottle. So whichever you have, let's get started. | | | | Beer line maintenance isn't the hardest thing in the |
| Mix your cleaning chemicals with warm water and | | | | world. If you installed your kegerator or refrigerator |
| pump your mixture through the lines. Let it sit for | | | | conversion kit, then you should be able to handle |
| awhile. Give it a chance to do its job. While it's | | | | cleaning your lines. It's just that people get so |
| soaking in the line, make sure you clean your keg | | | | wrapped up in the fun and forget their responsibilities |
| coupler and faucet as well. Use the same water and | | | | every once in awhile. I can't say I haven't been there. |
| cleaning chemical solution and make sure you brush | | | | I'm just saying that it's important to do and when |
| the keg coupler and faucet clean. Then, rinse them | | | | you care about something, you do what you have to |
| off with warm water. Make sure you rinse very well | | | | do whether it's fun or not. |
