Keg Refurb - cleaning ball threads

[TimmyR]

Any suggestions on how to get the inside threads on the ball posts clean? There is some nasty residue in there I cannot scrub or PBW-soak out.

Would I be good to go just boiling them for 15 min and then assembling wet after a dip in Starsan?

[captain carrot]

Take all the keg pieces and throw them down inside the corny and soak with PBW or Sun Oxygen Cleaner to get the grime off. This usually does the job.

[TimmyR]

This is keg #8 for me and I just can't get the grime off inside the ball posts....they've been soaking in PBW on and off for weeks now. I have also scrubbed with a small round brush. No luck.

[captain carrot]

Use some Barkeeper's Friend on that brush. It is an abrasive cleanser that is great for getting stainless clean. It also re-passivates the metal so it's ready to go after cleaning. Look for the powder type in your local big box or hardware store. You might even try a stainless steel bore brush like the style for cleaning guns.

[TimmyR]

Awesome....thanks. I'll look for it today at my LHBS.

[Bugeater]

You are more likely to find Barkeepers Friend at your grocery store (with the household cleaners) than at the LHBS.

Wayne

[TimmyR]

Powder or liquid....(thnx Bug-looks like Ace and Schnuck's carry it)

[Bugeater]

Use the powder and make a thick paste with it.

Wayne