Sanke coupler odor
I recently purchased a new all stainless sanke style coupler (not directly from micromatic and i am unsure of the manufacturer) I used it with a 5 gal Pub Keg from Sabco to test a beer i am developing. The beer is a moderately hopped Blonde Ale with a high amount of dry hops. At first taste all was well but as I drank more of the keg ( over about 2 wks.) the pleasant hop aroma was replaced by a plastic ester smell. I disassembled the gas and beer fittings and cleaned the tap with easy clean. A more intense version of the plastic smell seemed to be comming from the plastic fitting on the beer output that retains the check ball. I then soaked the entire tap in BLC solution for about 24 hrs. with no improvement.
Has anyone else had this problem with a new coupler? Any suggestions to remove the odor from the plastic would be appreciated.
Brewerguy
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