cleaning Stainless

[Petedadink]

Ok since I missed the last show, Whats the best way to clean and recondition a stainless keg?? I could send the ones I have out for passivization but is there another way? I found a few links searching but I an curious how other people do this.

[Lars]

I've always used Bar Keepers Friend (BKF). Supposedly one of the chemicals in it works to repassivate the stainless as well as clean it.

[Lufah]

http://www.howtobrew.com/appendices/appendixB-1.html

[Petedadink]

cool thats good enough for me.

[Bugeater]

Barkeepers Friend (BKF) is all you need. It is primarily oxalic acid which removes crud and passivates the stainless steel.

Wayne
Bugeater Brewing Company

[Petedadink]

thanks Bug, I will look out for some.

[ctrlfreak]

I bought a converted keg with two welded ports, but they were not passivated (is that a word).

I had brewed in it once before listening to the show archive from a couple of weeks ago and before I realized I should scrub it with BKF. I cleaned it and scrubbed it with BKF and a green scrubby. The stainless looks good (no more halo) except for a thin line of rust around each port.

Am I eff'd?

[beer_bear]

Yes. Send it to me and I will dispose of it properly.