Sunday, April 17, 2011

Homebrew Digest #5828 (April 17, 2011)

HOMEBREW Digest #5828 Sun 17 April 2011


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Contents:
Cleaning Kegs ("Keith Christian")
Announcing The ABC BrewCrews 5th Annual Competition (jrankert)


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Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 07:46:51 -0700
From: "Keith Christian" <keithchristian at roadrunner.com>
Subject: Cleaning Kegs

Cleaning Kegs
Hi,

I am getting ready to brew in 2 weeks for the first time in a year. I use
to scrub the kegs with Bar Keepers Friend, but I also need to clean half
inch nipples, ball valves, chiller, tubes, and 5 gallon kegs. Should I
consider heating water in the kegs and recirculate Oxy Clean instead? This
would be easy to do with my pump. ? I have never used Oxy Clean so if
anyone can recommend a clean procedure, that would be great.

Looking forward to brewing again!

Keith

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Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 18:35:27 +0000 (UTC)
From: jrankert at comcast.net
Subject: Announcing The ABC BrewCrews 5th Annual Competition


The 5th annual ABC BrewsCrews Homebrew Competition is open for entries.
You can find the information for the competition at brewscrews.aabg.org

Good luck to all that enter.
Jeff Rankert - Ann Arbor Brewers Guild


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End of HOMEBREW Digest #5828, 04/17/11
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