[roguejim]

How do you remove keg lube from the cornie o-ring?  Also, from the inside top of the keg where the oring sits?

[tschmidlin]

A paper towel works.  You can safely leave it there, but if you have a huge amount on it then a quick wipe will take off enough.  You want there to be a little left on the o-rings.

[roguejim]

Very interesting to me...So, the guys who like the "rocking" method of carbing fear not they their brew will be sloshing against keg lube.

[tschmidlin]

Keg lube is food grade and not really soluble in water or beer anyway, so I don't worry about it.

[gmwren]

I swapped from LubriFilm (keg lube) to CIP-Film due to the lower melting temperature. Its melting point is 120F and I don't feel like I've handled a sappy Griswold Christmas Tree after using it.
https://haynesmfg.com/files/Tech/Technical%20Data%20Sheet_Haynes%20CIP-Film.pdf

[euge]

I use olive oil in very small amounts. Works fabulous.

[mpietropaoli]

Mineral oil.  That's all keg lubes, just pastified.

[denny]

Very interesting to me...So, the guys who like the "rocking" method of carbing fear not they their brew will be sloshing against keg lube.

Not a bit.

[AmandaK]

I use olive oil in very small amounts. Works fabulous.

I like this and may steal it if my tiny stash of keg lube ever runs out. (It was a hand-me-down from another brewer and hasn't run out in 8 years. Ridiculous!)

[kraftwerk]

A lifetime supply of lube will cost you about $5.99. And by "lifetime" I mean a 6 oz tube. I'm pretty sure it's just vaseline.

[bluesman]

I have a tube of keg lube that I've had for 5 years and its still going strong. A lifetime is a strong word but may be true for me.

[grod]

Keg Lube = spit, right?

Just like all other lube, or am I missing something?

love

g

[fugglupagus]

I’ve also wondered about lube removal.  Not so much because it might touch the beer.   But over time couldn’t it become a potential source of contamination?

[tschmidlin]

I’ve also wondered about lube removal.  Not so much because it might touch the beer.   But over time couldn’t it become a potential source of contamination?

I suppose it could.  I still don't worry about it, but if it is a big concern I just wouldn't use it at all.  Replace o-rings when they get old and you don't really need it.

[fugglupagus]

Mostly I don’t worry either.  But I have one fussy keg with a slight dent in its lip.  Sometimes it takes a liberal application of lube, a little magic, and more than a few swear words to get the lid to seal.  Afterwards it’s a bugger to clean.