Pressure barrel tap mouldy

[britton]

I have a couple of pv’s store in my shed out side and I’ve been pouring pints most nights but I’ve noticed the tap has started to go mouldy! How do I stop this happening?

 

[Godsdog]

I have a couple of pv’s store in my shed out side and I’ve been pouring pints most nights but I’ve noticed the tap has started to go mouldy! How do I stop this happening?

Get a spray of some sanatiser I use Milton ready made from asda and spray it daily whether or not you crack the tap,also I would invest in a tap spout cap,I have silicon ones and always fill it with sanatiser before putting it on the spout after use

 

[britton]

Thanks, good advice

 

[foxbat]

Take the tap off and soak it in a dilute bleach solution for half an hour and then scrub the mould off. Black mould can be a git to remove but chlorine bleach will do it. Rinsing is of course mandatory.

 

[britton]

Hard to do that when there is beer still to be drunk.

 

[terrym]

Stop fussing!
Clean it up as best you, than continue to enjoy your beer. As long as the mould doesn't get back into the PB its fine, and that won't happen whilst there is more pressure in the PB than outside.
When the PB is empty, take the tap off and clean it as best you can, or replace it if you really want, the cost is minimal. But if you try to dismantle it to clean it may not be pressure tight when re-assembled

 

[Godsdog]

Stop fussing!
Clean it up as best you, than continue to enjoy your beer. As long as the mould doesn't get back into the PB its fine, and that won't happen whilst there is more pressure in the PB than outside.
When the PB is empty, take the tap off and clean it as best you can, or replace it if you really want, the cost is minimal. But if you try to dismantle it to clean it may not be pressure tight when re-assembled

FWIW I would certainly fuss over it as mould spores are very harmful to your health and I would imagine in a cold shed it would be of the black variety and I wouldn't recommend ingesting any:thumb:

 

[terrym]

FWIW I would certainly fuss over it as mould spores are very harmful to your health and I would imagine in a cold shed it would be of the black variety and I wouldn't recommend ingesting any:thumb:

Mould spores are everywhere, you just can't see them. I scrape visible mould from the top of jam and cut it from cheese on the rare occasions it appears and I haven't so far suffered any ill effects from eating what's left. That's what people used to do years ago. You just try to ensure that you you don't eat or drink anything thats obviously mouldy.
So just getting on and cleaning your PB tap if it looks a bit mouldy is really just common sense I would have thought, and if you do it properly you ain't going to get poorly imo, even though there might be a few mould spores left after you've done it.

 

[Godsdog]

Mould spores are everywhere, you just can't see them. I scrape visible mould from the top of jam and cut it from cheese on the rare occasions it appears and I haven't so far suffered any ill effects from eating what's left. That's what people used to do years ago. You just try to ensure that you you don't eat or drink anything thats obviously mouldy.
So just getting on and cleaning your PB tap if it looks a bit mouldy is really just common sense I would have thought, and if you do it properly you ain't going to get poorly imo, even though there might be a few mould spores left after you've done it.

Food moulds such as on cheese and bread are quite harmless,I myself just pick or slice it off,but what we are talking is probably the different kind of moulds that thrive in wet dank environments like sheds and in un aired bathrooms,these kind of moulds are far more dangerous. Perhaps the OP will enlighten us a little more on the visible look of it or post a little picky
Fwiw I have a pb in the shed with just bleach water in and that has black mould on it

 

[britton]

Sorry don't have a pic, i needed a pint so cleaned it all off with a kitchen wipe! I was just wondering how i could stop it whilst enjoying the beer and the post about spraying sanitiser would seem to be the best idea.
Thanks for all the replies i just thought that someone must of come across this before.

 

[Godsdog]

Sorry don't have a pic, i needed a pint so cleaned it all off with a kitchen wipe! I was just wondering how i could stop it whilst enjoying the beer and the post about spraying sanitiser would seem to be the best idea.
Thanks for all the replies i just thought that someone must of come across this before.

Just for reference,what color is it?

 

[britton]

it was just the normal furry mould that develops when you leave things uncleaned for a while, not the black spots.

 

[Flocculator]

I was wondering if a thin coating of Vaseline on the spout may prevent this happening in the future. None of it should end up in your drink and mould doesn't grow on it.