Latent Pepper Taste after pepper beer?

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by Jonas66, Aug 11, 2016.

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  1. Jonas66

    Jonas66 Initiate (0) May 20, 2016 North Carolina

    We're getting towards kicking a keg of our mango pepper saison (habanero and jalapeno). We previously put this into bottles for our first batch, and I'm a little worried about the pepper taste or heat hanging around in the keg. The beer most likely to go into it is a gose, unless I need to delay for a roastier beer to compensate.

    It's been in there for a couple of months. Do y'all think that there might be some flavor pollution? Is there a good method of cleaning other than star-san that may get the taste out better?
     
    #1 Jonas66, Aug 11, 2016
  2. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    First, Starsan is not a cleaner. It's a sanitizer that you use to sanitize an already clean keg. Clean your keg with PBW, OxiClean, or something similar. Cleaned properly, stainless steel is not going to retain any flavors. You might want to replace your O-Rings though.
     
    #2 VikeMan, Aug 11, 2016
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  3. GreenKrusty101

    GreenKrusty101 Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2008 Nevada

    Vinyl hoses are the worst for retaining chile essence...kegs, not so much
     
    #3 GreenKrusty101, Aug 11, 2016
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