How I prepare, clean and sanitize my keg before kegging my homebrew.

In this video you see how I prepare my keg before kegging a batch of homebrew. Showing you how I clean and sanitize the parts of the soda keg and itself. Kegging the Pale Ale, made out of an extract kit that Home Brew Online provided me for testing purposes. Will do a review about this beer in a couple of weeks! Cheers everyone!

[@RESPEKTOS]

10 years later and still the best easiest video to help me :)

[@phorgive]

Finally a thorough video

[@tghagen1967]

I saw the foam and said to myself "don't fear the foam". As I thought that, an ad came on. The first words I heard after the ad were "never fear the foam" :D

[@SamiAnderson]

this is the video that got me to subscribe. the others are just cream(y head) on top. solid clean video and helped a noob so much back when i first got into kegging

[@johnwatson5462]

I have just purchased my first kegs going from bottles to keg and enjoyed your presentation it was explicit and clear .Thank you. Cheers from down under

[@rjgriffiths26]

Thanks for posting this - as with all your videos, this is very informative and easy to understand. I've just bought two kegs today so this has been really helpful. I've now managed to build a working kegerator, bar in my shed and now fully kegged system - all thanks to your videos. Cheers my friend :-)

[@homebeerbrewery]

Thanks! I bought the large tub in a garden supply store. It's a flower container without holes in the bottom. Very handy to sanitize large equipment! Cheers

[@in3rtiatic]

Thanks for the great video. It's over 3 years old but the info is just as helpful! Love how sanitary you were and the trick where you used the low CO2 was genius!

[@SmerfsBrew]

Great detail on cleaning the keg. Will keep in mind for when I start Kegging.

[@jakovcurac7437]

yes, you are really doing as a professor! Thank you! Nikola

[@youngladd4823]

Very nice demonstration, the beer looked good to.

[@CarbideGames]

Great tutorial, thanks for making the video.

[@daveetheridge718]

Great show how to video

[@marcymarcy90]

Where are you located bro? I really enjoy your videos! You have a decent setup and brewery man!! Good onya and bottoms up

[@JainabaJallow]

Great vid Glenn! Thanks for sharing how you clean & sanitise in preparation for kegging! Cheers :)

[@guy1654]

wow StarSan flavored beer ;) great video on process though thanks

[@homebeerbrewery]

You are correct, that's even better... Didn't thought about leaking gas problems after you comment this. Till today ( so even this keg ) I don't have problems with a good seal or something like that. I am using oxyclean to, this time it wasn't necessarily for a couple of reasons. Next time I will mention that using oxyclean while cleaning the keg is even more better. Thanks for your comment and cheers my friend!

[@favian1x]

Thank you so much for your instructive video on kegging homebrew.That beer in your hand looked sooo good! Steve of Boise, ID. (I am probably signed in with my daughters log-in)

[@homebeerbrewery]

Kegging is great and less time consuming. Love to control the carbonation level on the beer! Cheers my friend.

[@stephenal-hakim2477]

I love that you're still rocking the bucket fermentor despite being knee deep in homebrewing. My buddies harass me for not switching to carboys but I still haven't been convinced that it makes any considerable difference on the outcome of your beer.

[@homebeerbrewery]

In my opinion is clean and store it the best way. I am sanitizing my equipment right before I am using it, the idea of sanitizing it right after cleaning and pressurize the keg will work but it's not the usual way that I know. Affect the inside of the keg? Not with Starsan but there are a lot of chemicals doing right what you suggest. Just read the manual of your sanitizer :-) Cheers and thanks for the comment!

[@davidapplegate1849]

Enjoyed your video. Why did you take your keg apart at the end of cleaning? I brake my keg down before I clean it.

[@mcdagokraut]

This was one of the best "hands-on" video lessons I've seen yet on kegging. Cheers!

[@ssherman]

Ive been homebrewing for almost 4 yrs but Im getting ready to keg a beer for the first time. Your video was helpful...thx!

[@berhanemeasho6101]

Great details instructions and thanks

[@MarkWoodChannel]

Thanks I'm new to brewing and just got some used kegs, very helpful. Subscribed!

[@psychotichavoc]

informative. nice setup man.

[@homebeerbrewery]

I save it a couple of weeks but I am sure it can be stored for a much longer time. This is a good question and everybody will give you other advice. Please feel free to search a bit around! I did a PH test on a cloudy Starsan solution, still PH 1 and it was about 3 months old ( only for testing, didn't use it for sterilization ) and I guess it still will do it's job right. On the other hand, with one bottle of Starsan you can make so many spray bottles that I regularly dump it. Just in case..

[@homebeerbrewery]

It depends, usually I put 3 Bar on it for 12 to 24 hours and let is sit in the fridge. Force carbonation can be done much faster, like shaking the keg on 3 Bar for about 15 minutes. I like my beer very carbonated so maybe I am pressurizing it to much, just experiment with it! Cheers

[@gr8tkisr2001]

Thank you for this video its an eye opener on sanitizing and taking the O2 out of the keg i didn't even think to do that

[@homebeerbrewery]

Brandon Hyman You are welcome. Cheers

[@mauricebenoit1217]

Je video is heel goed. Ik ben nu van plan om een 23 liter batch of bier te maken in een 19 liter keg net als die van jouw maar wat heb je gedaan met de 5 liter die je niet in de keg hebt gedaan. Heb je dat weg gegooid?

[@homebeerbrewery]

Hoi, bedankt voor je reactie en het kijken. Nee zeker niet weggegooid! Die heb ik gebotteld in flessen. Nu brouw ik 52 liter, keg er 2 en rest bottle ik ook. Ik gooi (bijna) nooit bier weg :-)

[@globally123]

What a great video cheers

[@homebeerbrewery]

You are right, it's also possible to use oxiclean! When I have a extremely dirty keg I will use that to. I used this keg for some apple cider and it wasn't dirty at all. Thanks for watching man! Cheers 17 :-)

[@EJ-ro7ov]

ur a boss! thanks for the info.

[@AnnoyingTheTriangle]

Favorite quote. "Don't fear the foam". Thanks a bunch. I have a fear of Starsan foam myself. It it really that safe to not rinse? Thanks.

[@michaelal6298]

Do you have a video on how you put your gas line and co2 tank out your fridge?

[@homebeerbrewery]

Hi, thanks for the comment! Unfortunately I don't have a video about that particular question. I bet there a a lot of it on KZbin tough. I can check some old footage I didn't upload. I l t you know if I found something. Cheers 🍻

[@debonpanton3366]

Very meticulous, very detailed, very easy to follow. Thanks for sharing. Cheers!!!

[@markphenry03]

hi.. very informative, thanks.. question: if you're cleaning a keg and not planning to use for a while, whats the best way to store it? i.e. clean, sanitize and then seal it and leave it? im wondering is there any point in pressurizing it, and is there any danger in liquid left inside such that it might corrode or affect the inside? cheers...

[@chelseaplaysdrums]

Great video! Thanks so much, really found it useful as a first time kegger.

[@maartenhondema8132]

Star san says it is not ment for sanitizing plastics. you never had any issues ?

[@homebeerbrewery]

I had never any Issue sanitizing plastic fermenters, my guess is that five star can't guarantee that all the pores of the plastic is been in contact and securely sanitized. It works like a charm for me for over 15 years. On plastic and stainless. Cheers

[@mikekennedy2394]

Good video, informative as always, thank you.

[@homebeerbrewery]

It's totally save to not rinse the equipment, you can count on that! Cheers man

[@terryw2230]

Great video! Thanks for the tips. What kind of container or tray are you using to soak the parts? Is it for mudding drywall?

[@jeffreykral]

+Terry Waller www.amazon.com/Encore-Plastics-32160-Heavy-Wallpaper/dp/B000I1E75K

[@mastertjief]

waarom gebruik je lubricant? ik zou wel oppassen met zomaar lubricant het kan je schuim aantasten van je bier..

[@homebeerbrewery]

Named you video in my HBW video #36, I give you also the answer on this question :-) Cheers mate!

[@davekunath4113]

I thought your video was very informative. I am just starting to keg, and I liked how you had a dual use for the starsan in the keg, and used it for sanitizing the other items.

[@bmikehogan]

Beginning research on kegging, this was a great, concise, informative video. You mentioned you'll force carbonate at around 30 psi, for a day or two. What psi do you use for normal serving of the beer?

[@rbortins]

It depends on the type of beer and length of lines, but 8-13 psi

[@johnwpowell]

Dang you aren't taking any chances!

[@GregNagelocbeerblog]

except at 12:44 where his fingers are all over the tube! Get some sanitized gloves bro!

[@gregvanderhart6541]

just referring to your cleaning process. cleaning 6 kegs all newly acquired by myself. very excited to keg my first brew.

[@homebeerbrewery]

Kegging is awesome😎 enjoy kegging the first batch! Cheers 🍻

[@thomasfrank1227]

Hi. Do you know where I can find that plastic tray that you used clean your equipment?

[@homebeerbrewery]

Any garden store, it's a plastic container for plants.😃

[@thomasfrank1227]

That is awesome! Thank you.

[@mrjc12]

Wow thanks!! So lube up all the Orings?? Didn’t know that.

[@_stars_at_nite_7184]

Kegging my first 5 gal batch of Double IPA. All your information is very helpful. Thanks. 🙏🏼

[@homebeerbrewery]

Thank you for your comment. ☺️

[@krisjcleveland]

Thank you very much for a complete review of what goes into maintaining and cleaning a beer keg. Appreciate your thoroughness and clear instructions. Best regards from upstate New York, USA

[@homebeerbrewery]

Thank you so much for the kind comment 😊 Cheers 🍻 and all the best!

[@homebeerbrewery]

Thanks! Let me know when you finished your Keezer please! Cheers

[@chubbymermaidbrewing]

I do this before putting it away but i use oxyclean free, then rinse a lot, then put it back together. on kegging day i do everything you do except brushing and taking appart the valves, as i cleaned them before putting it away, this way when you are kegging and you take appart the keg again then you could end up with leaks when the beer is already in the keg. just a suggestion, otherwise you are very thorough Glenn which is good!

[@seniordiscount1887]

Very thorough and informative, well done.

[@thomasfrank1227]

Thank you (from New Jersey)

[@p3brews736]

supa

[@homebeerbrewery]

Indeed, also Ebay and also now in Holland! Thanks, cheers

[@stevemac586]

How long do you leave your beer to age once you have it in the keg? And at what temperature?

[@chriscurtis2766]

Just ordered my first keg as moving from bottles and plastic pressure barrels. Been looking at loads of videos and this is the best I’ve seen. Thanks man! 👍

[@homebeerbrewery]

Thank you for the kind comment! Cheers

[@ntymidtr88]

What do you do with the remaining 5L of beer from your fermenter? Great video for us kegging novices. TY

[@homebeerbrewery]

Usually I bottle it :-) Cheers

[@gillebhrighde]

Thank you for sharing this video. I found it incredibly useful as I am about to purchase my first corny keg, and I feel like this was the best possible video on cleaning and sanitizing that I could have asked for.

[@homebeerbrewery]

Thanks for your kind comment! Cheers

[@kevinbarry1568]

This movie works well with my brain and my head

[@floydsouth5770]

I loved the way you broke it down to the audience. Very good hands on approach to cleaning the kegs. I used this when I bought three corny kegs and still seek this video out when in doubt. Wonderful presentation!

[@homebeerbrewery]

Thank you for the kind comment! I am happy it's being helpful. Cheers

[@TheAlehio]

Hi, Nice and very informative video! I've got a question-Is it really nessessary to remove and sanitize the in/out valvess? I believe the out-valve (where the beer comes out) has already been sanitized when you force the sanitizer out of the keg? Thanks!!

[@homebeerbrewery]

Hi, thanks for the kind comment. Indeed, separate sanitizing of the valves is completely unnecessary. Just a bad habit I guess :-) Cheers

[@TheAlehio]

@@homebeerbrewery Thanks a lot!!

[@benillusion]

very informative. thank you for sharing your insights!

[@timgoering226]

This was an excellent presentation. Nice job on this! Very clear, very helpful. Thank you very much!

[@homebeerbrewery]

Glad to hear that this is useful. Cheers and thanks for watching!

[@jrw1952]

Hi Very practical methods. I love that white trough that you use to soak long items. What is this normally used for? Any hints on where I can find one?

[@homebeerbrewery]

John Wendt it's a container for plants. Mostly used in the garden on a fence. Maybe you can find it in a garden store. I don't know it's food save tough! Cheers

[@jrw1952]

homebeerbrewery Thanks for getting back to me. But before you replied I picked up a "30 inch wallpaper prep tray". It was less than $3 and looks like it will work great. Thanks for that idea of using a trough container to soak/rinse long items. This was always a problem using just buckets.

[@homebeerbrewery]

You are welcome, thanks for the comment! Cheers

[@JoseGarcia-ip4pl]

chingon., gracias gracias gracias por la informacion.

[@SD-gk1lu]

Very helpful video. So you dont need to rinse the sanitizer solution out of the keg before filling it or rinsing it from the lines before using them? Also, when carbonating the beer, is there a method or "rule of thumb" as to how much pressure and for how long? Thanks

[@pianomail]

Awesome video! I personally think you go a bit overboard with the sanitizing, but better too error on the side of too much sanitizing vs too little.

[@3dmotormaker]

well you made that hard work, I don't do half of what you do and still get great results.

[@n4dyl1]

Just purchased a second hand keg kit, this video is very well presented and hopefully get me going with my first batch of home brew, Thank you!

[@homebeerbrewery]

Yes I am, you are right on that one :-)

[@antwg]

very good step by step. thanks

[@JimButler21]

This video was a lifesaver! Really appreciate your thoroughness! Helped a first time kegger.

[@robertmallard3150]

Thanks, great information. Question: After you filled with the beer sealed the lid on the keg, how long does it normally take to get the keg pressurised prior to forced carbonation or storage and at what Kpi? It might have been covered so I may have missed it..

[@PhillipWolff]

Is there a limit for how long you can keep StarSan in a spray bottle like that? I want to keep mine around without having to throw it out. Thanks!

[@khertler]

How hard is it to find corny kegs in the NL? I feel like they have about doubled in price in the US just within the past few years.

[@stevesugden1816]

Awesome I would like to say how much I love beer and the metric system....I also kept watching because I love Heineken which is Dutch as this guy is too so he must be good at brewing beer. :)

[@carlm.m.5470]

I would have already drank and refilled it twice. In fact, I think I'll watch a welding video and put a handle on the side of the damn thing :D

[@leighthomas3968]

Hi, Thanks so much for the video. At the end you talk about a trick to carbonating the keg quickly. Can you send a link to that video as I can't find it.

[@calumbrown5959]

Lots of good info -thanks.

[@RustyT47]

Excellent video mate! I'm about to build a Keezer and get a few kegs. Very informative video! Cheers 17.

[@bobbobless522]

Great tutorial. Have moved onto kegs from the tiresome bottles leaving out the long wait to taste! I've purchased 2 of those auto-siphons and both times they generated loads of oxygen bubbles. Is there ant decent brands to look out for?

[@brightmonkey]

Nice video! Where did you get the tub you are using to sanitize your siphon tube and keg parts?

[@paulbouma9021]

Dank je wel, jongeman.

[@nathanross7860]

great video, very helpful as I have just recently picked up some kegs and plan to fill them with beer later this week. Keep the videos coming!

[@voodoobroo]

Great video! I just got a keg system and I'm eager to break it in. Hopefully I can put what I learned here to good use soon. Cheers!

[@LuvHomeBru]

Good housekeeping on the keg. I use a little oxyclean when cleaning before sanitizing. Cheers bro 17!

[@eliasbrice5762]

This was great

[@BlindBlacksmith]

Great Video. I am looking at getting a set up like this to brew and keg some home beer brewing. Thanks for the info!

[@HomeBrewNetwork]

Nice Video, Cheerz mate!

[@clarthepio]

What lube did you use there? I have to get one of those auto siphons!!! They look mint. Awesome Video!!

[@imageshift]

Great video - 2 questions: 1) What is the white through container? Where can I pick one up. I found a wallpaper trough but it's too small... 2) What kind of lubricant is that you're using? Thanks.

[@jeffreykral]

+Robert Jesus www.amazon.com/Encore-Plastics-32160-Heavy-Wallpaper/dp/B000I1E75K

[@TonyYates]

One of the best vidoes on keg cleaning! As always, very well done! Cheers

[@doguztv]

Thanks. What is the lubricant you are using please?

[@terrysketo6747]

Good video and clear commentary. Entertaining.