I realised after i had done my first brew i used alot of steralising powder. Ive just found some more so alls good.
My question is, say after ive steralised a 5 gallon FV can i also use the same water to steralise something else or do you need a fresh mix everytime?
Another steralising question.
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Robdog
Another steralising question.
Last edited by Robdog on Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:09 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Madbrewer
Re: Another steralising question.
Assuming it was only used to sanitise and hasn't cleaned a yeasty old stagnant barrel or something worse and also assuming it's fairly fresh/ not over 6 hours old?? - yeah go for it
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Robdog
Re: Another steralising question.
Thansk Madbrewer i appreciate your adive.
When i have finished with my FV what is the best way to clean it. Was thinking just giving it a good blast with the shower head, then taking the tap out etc and giving it a good rinse in warm water then just re-steralising when i want to start my next brew.
Is this the correct way or do i need to sanatise it after my first brew has finished then again wheni want to start my next one, are brushes worth while to clean or will just water and a cloth do?
When i have finished with my FV what is the best way to clean it. Was thinking just giving it a good blast with the shower head, then taking the tap out etc and giving it a good rinse in warm water then just re-steralising when i want to start my next brew.
Is this the correct way or do i need to sanatise it after my first brew has finished then again wheni want to start my next one, are brushes worth while to clean or will just water and a cloth do?
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Madbrewer
Re: Another steralising question.
Well i find the 'marmite' & crud difficult to remove so from a fermenter so I go for just a splash of washing up liquid in say 2 gallons of warm water and slosh the slightly soapy water around with a cloth until clean then rinse. This will start an argument now as lots of people suggest that the detergent will inhibit head forming comounds. In reality as it's getting a darn good rinse before I use it next as part of my sanitation routine this isn't so much of an issue. Then do the taps just like you suggest.Robdog wrote: Is this the correct way or do i need to sanatise it after my first brew has finished then again wheni want to start my next one, are brushes worth while to clean or will just water and a cloth do?
My mashtun gets the same treatment, the spoons get the same treatment, the airlocks go on the dishwasher (lazy), the immersion and the boiler get a nice spray of water only from the shower head on the bath
'Soft' cloths only on plastic - remember to rinse well next time out
you don't want to store it with a yeasty odour (IMO) that means 'something' is left behind, think 'wild yeast' next time out.... yuck