renthispace
Well-Known Member
So I'm going to make a counterflow chiller with the copper from my IC. Because I never thought I would be pumping beer through my IC I never gave it good care to make sure no water was left inside when not in use.
So I begin disassembling my IC and notice there is a lot of blue corrosion inside the tube which is expected. I figured a good soak in some vinegar would do the trick. So I hooked up my carboy/keg cleaner to my IC and recirculated vinegar/water through the pipe. I let if soak for several days while periodically turning on the pump.
The end result was blue vinegar water (dissolved copper) and a much cleaner looking inside. But I did notice a kind of red tint inside the tube (for the very small portion I could see) that made me wonder how clean it actually was. So I inserted my line cleaner brush just to see if it would come off. And it does, it made the brush turn brown/red kind of rust looking.
So my qqiestion is, what do I do now? How is the best way to clean this or should I just buy new 3/8" tubing for this? Maybe circulate some pbw and another vinegar round through the tubing?
So I begin disassembling my IC and notice there is a lot of blue corrosion inside the tube which is expected. I figured a good soak in some vinegar would do the trick. So I hooked up my carboy/keg cleaner to my IC and recirculated vinegar/water through the pipe. I let if soak for several days while periodically turning on the pump.
The end result was blue vinegar water (dissolved copper) and a much cleaner looking inside. But I did notice a kind of red tint inside the tube (for the very small portion I could see) that made me wonder how clean it actually was. So I inserted my line cleaner brush just to see if it would come off. And it does, it made the brush turn brown/red kind of rust looking.
So my qqiestion is, what do I do now? How is the best way to clean this or should I just buy new 3/8" tubing for this? Maybe circulate some pbw and another vinegar round through the tubing?