Strange taste from my 2nd hand beer engine

[RichardS]

Hi all. I recently bought a second hand Angram pump which pulls through fine. However, the beer in the line has a woody/metallic taste until I've pulled through about a pint. Then it tastes fine until the next session. I've cleaned it with pipeline cleaner. Any ideas how to fix the taste?

 

[stripeyjoe]

Replace all the tubing and take the cylinder to bits and give it all a good soaking in PBW or similar. It’s probably been sat with beer dregs in.

 

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Replace all the tubing and take the cylinder to bits and give it all a good soaking in PBW or similar. It’s probably been sat with beer dregs in.

I did this when I bought 2 second-hand Angram engines, and have had no issues. It's a tedious task taking it apart but as long as you keep track of what part is what, it'll be fine.