Using electric urn to pasteurize

[Valley Commando]

I was wondering whether anyone had used their thermostatically controlled electric urn to pasteurize prior to kegging? Pasteurization would be straightforward to achieve, just set thermostat to appropriate high temp (71C) and hold for a short time. Combined with a filtration step into the urn it would seem a great way to ward off infection prior to kegging, and would help clear the beer too. Rack the hot pasteurized beer into the keg and then allow to cool. If you were adding plenty of CO2 gas from cylinder you wouldnt need active yeast for carbonation. Thats how the big boys do it isnt it?

Any thoughts?

[potatoes]

My thoughts are it seems like a lot of work and is it really worth it? what is the advantage of pasteurization? Does it make kegged beer last longer? or taste better? I have kept home brew in the bottle for over 1 year and it is still drinkable now. Flavour didnt go off.

Those were my intial thoughts....