sodium percarbonate unperfumed is all i use to clean my kegs,and starsan to sanitize
I was still way below the threshold of getting any ill effects. Besides, beer makes everything OK.
The oxyclean free does not have perfumes in it. Oxiclean should be rinsed. If you leave it in a pot or keg for quite a while, you may have to use a brush as it can leave a coating if you do not.
After a brew day, we normally rinse the brew pot and mash tun, fill with water to the brim, throw in oxiclean free and let soak overnight. If you have a poly carbonate (not glass) sight tube, it should not be left full of oxiclean or PBW for that mater as it may come apart at the seams (These tubes are actaully sprirals that are "glued" that oxiclean left for too long will "unglue".)
On our kegs, we rinse when floated and then fill with water and a scoop of oxixlean. WE have several kegs and may wait a couple of weeks before we clean several at a time.
If any residue is left, a quick scrub with BKF (Bar Keepers Friend) get rid of it quickly ( and does your stainless good).
Your brew pot will look really good as it gets rid of any baked on wort.
... it's even better when some acidity is added (vinegar is OK) but this is not essential.
Let me get this straight. The Oxyclean free that many people are using is a laundry detergent ? If it works why not. Just asking
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Let me get this straight. The Oxyclean free that many people are using is a laundry detergent ? If it works why not. Just asking
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So I switched to Star San as my sanitizer. I just can't get over the bubbles that form and take forever to go away. I know it's a no rinse sanitizer but someone tell me this is O. K. View attachment 234812
Getting ready for the snow myself here in MA.
The trouble with laundry detergents will be/might be the perfumes.
I've only ever used the TSP/90 with "free" types of oxy (OxyClean Free, Sun Oxygen Free from Dollar Store, etc). TSP/90 alone will do cleaning but rinse rinse rinse rinse rinse. The (Google here for concentration) bleach solution (I StarSan) would sanitize but don't know the cleaning potential, what little I recall from posts read, is that bleach will clean but it's usually soaked overnight or several hours.
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