Cleaning mash tun manifold

[tourer]

Just made up a mash tun copper manifold. Do i need to give it a clean with something like soda crystals? Also should i ignore the burrs inside the tubes where i cut the draining slits (it would be bit awkward to remove them).
many thanks

[Pinto]

Mine is just pressed together so it comes apart with ease for cleaning. On that front, all I do is use some of the hot discharge water from my CFC when cooling the brew and a little soak in unfragranced oxi powder, then rinse and leave ready for the next brew.

[tourer]

Thanks pinto, i didn't know if it needed a good soak in something before i start using it. I've got some oxi somewhere i'll do that.

[Fil]

post build clean off the grease n sweat with oxi but after use a good rinse and dry is all thats needed imho.. to de-burr the tubes get a flat blade screw driver n rattle it arround inside the tube to knock off the burrs..

ensuring its bone dry b4 storage is way more important than cleaning with chemicals..

[Monkeybrew]

My manifold is quite long, so I cut the handle off of one of these, and attached it to a piece of wire and kept pulling it through my manifold tubes to remove the loose burrs.



I also line my mash tun with a piece of voile which stops all of the grain getting into my manifold, because it was a complete ba$tard to clean.

Cheers

MB

[Martin G]

I removed the burs to stop them ending up in the brew, any bits would settle out, but better not to get them there in the first place. I used a rat tail file, held the file firm and worked the pipe up and down occasionally rotating.

[fisherman]

I always clean my copper manifold with citric acid . No problem just soak for a few hours then rinse.

[Waffty]

Mine is also a push together afair, if slightly pinch the tubes, it make a tight fitting into the elbows +1 for cirtic acid, cheap and very effective.