metalic flavour from corny keg?

[Wolverine]

hi again
I've got a Geordie Yorkshire bitter witch I kegged and bottled the excess
the bottles cleared in a few days and tasted very nice the keg is still cloudy and tastes very metalic.
What could cause this ? I adlai kegged a lager at the same time and that was fine so what could I have done wrong ?
Thanks in advance
ben

 

[Aleman]

Sounds like the keg wasn't cleaned / rinsed properly and there are still some syrup residues hanging around :hmm: . . . Was it a new (to you) keg??

 

[Wolverine]

The keg was new to me but was reconditioned from brew uk. I steraliser it using vwp then rinsed quite well. maybe not well enough
is the beer ok to drink or you recon it could make me I'll?

 

[Wolverine]

I'm tempted to chuck some finings in and leave it a week see what happens ?

 

[Sean_Mc]

You've got take it all apart including the posts and give it thorough clean, Vossy goes in to detail here

 

[Hawks]

Also, as it pulls from the bottom it is common for the first pint or so to be a touch cloudy ( plus it's got further to fall, so takes longer to clear than a bottle ) - have you drawn much out ?

Either way I'd leave it a week or so and try again.

I agree with the previous posts that you should clean your kegs in that way, certainly VWP is not advised IIRC. I use cheap oxyclean and then videne.

 

[31bb3]

Dont use vwp or similar steraliser on stainless it can cause pitting in the metal

 

[Aleman]

Actually VWP and such like are fine to use on stainless steel . . .just keep the contact times to a minimum, and rinse well and you will be fine. Chlorine pitting is not as big an issue as it is made out . . .The real issue is cause by chloride pitting, and is a consequence of the thickeners used in bleaches (Sodium Chloride or common salt) . . .where you have a liquid / air interface you get salt deposition and this strong concentration causes chloride pitting.

Commercial breweries use chlorinated caustic cleanser / sanitisers on stainless steel with little or no issues regarding pitting or crevice corrosion . . . and they have much more to loose should it be an issue.

 

[Wolverine]

I've pulled a few more pints off and it's fine now. Must have just been the fist couple with sediment making It taste metalic.
All's well that ends well
cheers guys