Rescue remedy for my IPA shandy?

[scarer]

I've brewed Coopers IPA and it's been in a cornie keg now for 4 weeks, 1 in the warm and 3 in the cold and it was primed with DME.

The problem I have is that it smells and tastes like shandy! It was the first time I used my cornie keg that I thought I had thoroughly cleaned as it did have some syrup in it when supplied and despite the stripping and cleaning with several lots of boiling water and chemipro over 2 days still smelled a little of lemonade.

However I kegged the Coopers thinking it should be ok. I also have some of the same batch in a polypin which I haven't tried yet and hopefully that will be fine. Plus it will also confirm my suspicions.

The question is how can I rescue the Kegged Coopers? Will adding hops to the keg help or are there any other suggestions?

And also how can I ensure my next brew isn't tainted in my other similar smelling cornie keg which I am due to keg in the coming week?

[SiHoltye]

I'd sniff your seals.

They harbour the strongest syrupy smells in my experience. You can remove them and boil them to reduce the smell, or buy a new set. H&G sell sets for about £3 I think.

[mysterio]

If it's just aroma you could dry hop to try and mask it with an ounce or two of something pungent like Cascade or Amarillo.

[scarer]

I think I've got nothing to lose by dry hopping so I'll give that a go.

I've just tried the polypin and theres no hint of lemonade which is what I suspected. Its a bit flat though.

Oh dear, not a success this one. The best kit has been my Colne Valley which i've just finished

I've gone on to AG now and I can't wait for my first one to be ready but I will cry if it tastes like shandy again

I'll have a go at boiling the seals this time and i might leave the keg to soak over night with oxiclean then leave it open a day or two to air, then oxiclean it again or maybe idophor.

[mysterio]

I think an overnight soak in oxyclean worked for me. Many of mine arrived with some kind of pink sugary syrup still in them and/or green algae My seals still have a bit of a pepsi-cola aroma to them but this doesn't seem to affect the beer.

[scarer]

I'd sniff your seals.

They harbour the strongest syrupy smells in my experience. You can remove them and boil them to reduce the smell, or buy a new set. H&G sell sets for about £3 I think.

Actually, I got them from Norm and they are *supposed* to be fitted with all new seals........

[fivetide]

I reckon iodophor will help with the smell as well as sanitising, as it's pretty pungent? Mine had coke syrup in and some sugary syrup I didn't recognise.

I scrub mine with soda crystals, rinse hot and cold several times, grazing by elbow on that bloody rim, then throw in several litres of iodophor solution and shake it around. I then put all the posts, tubes and seals inside the keg and soak. I then put the keg back together, roll around again, then pressurise and blast a bit of iodophor around the system. I don't rinse at the end.

[scarer]

I'm hoping it's just the one keg because I've bought 5 off him in total but only used the one so far. I'm kegging another tomorrow so I think i will check them all and if it's only one then I can live with it and buy some new seals.

I boiled up some Northdown hops for 15 mins and strained the liquid off and added that to the keg and it seems to have helped, although its rather cloudy now.

I also have some Styrians that I might add for a few days once I can get hold of a muslin bag (again might be tomorrow).

By the way, Is there a mark or some sort of guide as to how high to fill a cornie keg. I've been getting a small amount of beer out of the gas disconnect when I've used my widget cylinder so I think I overfilled it slightly.

[scarer]

I reckon iodophor will help with the smell as well as sanitising, as it's pretty pungent? Mine had coke syrup in and some sugary syrup I didn't recognise.

I scrub mine with soda crystals, rinse hot and cold several times, grazing by elbow on that bloody rim, then throw in several litres of iodophor solution and shake it around. I then put all the posts, tubes and seals inside the keg and soak. I then put the keg back together, roll around again, then pressurise and blast a bit of iodophor around the system. I don't rinse at the end.

I'll give your method a go tomorrow, fingers crossed