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[positiveContact]

I may have asked this before but what is the best practice for leaving a beer line empty for a week or so?  should I leave oxiclean in it?  water?  I want to let both of these kegs kick and do a thorough cleaning of the tap lines at the same time.

[djinkc]

Beer, water, StarSan should work if you plan to do a good cleaning.  Or even just as is if refrigerated.........  That would be my last option.

[positiveContact]

Beer, water, StarSan should work if you plan to do a good cleaning. Or even just as is if refrigerated......... That would be my last option.

I'll do some hot water then.

[Bklmt2000]

I'll do some hot water then.

 

If you can add a dash of StarSan, that would help ensure no crud builds up in the meantime.

[Big Nake]

I've noticed that soft plastic (like siphon tubing, some beer line, etc) start to get soft, sticky and funky when exposed to Starsan for too long. Not sure if it starts to break down or what. It seems like once it's out of the Starsan for a bit it goes back to the way it was. I have these newish beer lines that are hard plastic and I probably need to run some hot Oxi solution and then Starsan through them at some point.

[Poptop]

Unsophisticated Cobra tap guy here. If a keg kicks, I usually leave it in the keezer until I have time to clean it. Same with the beer line. Beer lines get disassembled and soaked in hot oxyclean and thoroughly rinsed. Upon reuse, they're given a quick soak in Starsan. Very caveman like here.

[Big Nake]

Unsophisticated Cobra tap guy here. If a keg kicks, I usually leave it in the keezer until I have time to clean it. Same with the beer line. Beer lines get disassembled and soaked in hot oxyclean and thoroughly rinsed. Upon reuse, they're given a quick soak in Starsan. Very caveman like here.

I always said you were an unsophisticated caveman. But you're OUR unsophisticated caveman.

[Poptop]

I always said you were an unsophisticated caveman. But you're OUR unsophisticated caveman.

Aw shucks [blushes]