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	FORUM ON BEER, HOMEBREWING, AND RELATED ISSUES
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Contents:
  re: Keg Filling/Flushing ("Devonna Dieterle")
  Re: Flushing (bill keiser)
  Purging a cornie keg ("Dunn, Scott C FLNR:EX")


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Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 07:40:19 -0500
From: "Devonna Dieterle" <djdieterle at hughes.net>
Subject: re: Keg Filling/Flushing

How effective is pulling a vacuum, then filling with CO2.  I've never done
this so I don't know what vacuum could be achieved in a corny without
damage.  


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Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:53:54 -0500
From: bill keiser <sharpstik at verizon.net>
Subject: Re: Flushing

 >  . . .  volumes the contents of the keg are now 1/3 air and 2/3 CO2.
  yes, but CO2 is heavier than air, would sink to the bottom after you 
let it sit for a while and the lighter gases would purge out of the 
relief valve.

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Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:42:10 -0800
From: "Dunn, Scott C FLNR:EX" <Scott.Dunn at gov.bc.ca>
Subject: Purging a cornie keg

Hello folks:

This is what I have been doing for the last few years I hope it is not a bad
idea. I clean my kegs with a good soaking of TSP then triple rinse. Dress the
o-rings with keg lube and charge to 30psi and store away. When needed, I let
the C02 out and fill with a batch of mixed star san. I force this out with
C02 then put in the beer. My batches do not seem to stay around to long and
they do seem to taste real good.

I hope this helps

Scott C. Dunn RPF

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