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Hey all

I'm sure it's been mentioned here before, but i was wondering if you can use Oxi Clean for your cleaning needs. Please let me know your thoughts on this. Thanks for the help.

Jason

Nurmey

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Oxi Clean FREE is probably the cleaner of choice around here.

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BrianP

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Lots of us use it. There's also a generic version available at Wal-Mart (or so I hear). Go for the "free" version since it lacks fragrance. Oxi does a great job cleaning the inside of my better bottle primary, even when the gunk is dried and crusty.

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Jimbob

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Definatly use the the Oxy "free" be careful with the amount you use. I recently had a couple of beers ruined by using too much. Just be modest with the use and don't be like me and dump a full cup in to clean things. This being said all cleaners should be used in moderation....just a tip from my mistakes.

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JMD87

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+1 on everything that's been said so far.

I switched from Bleach to Oxy Free and the difference is amazing! You think bleach is like the "king of cleaners", but for homebrewers, it's more like a queen, no.... make it a jack.

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Kauai_Kahuna

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I use oxyclean for everything but my aluminium boil pot. My limited understanding is it removes the natural coating, so I just hand wash it with a green pad. On my stainless steal, plastic, and glass I use it as it seems to be the best and cheapest cleaner I have found. Just be certain to rinse out the containers completely, I do three rinses with just a little hot water.

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In Secondary: Braggot, pale ale, end of the world white.
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Special Hops

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How much do you put in per gallon? I have heard various opinions on this.

Kauai_Kahuna

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On a dirty nasty primary carboy I use a scoop, roughly 1/4 cup (40 ml?) for 5 gal of warm water. If it looks clean I use around 1/8 cup. The big thing is to rinse it very well.

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In Primary: Belgium Chimay clones.
In Secondary: Braggot, pale ale, end of the world white.
Conditioning: Mead, Cider, braggot, Belgium Wheat.
On Tap: Clones, Chimay Blue, Red, Porter, malted cider.
Bottles: Far, far, too many to list.

BigKahuna

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another trick worth mentioning is that 1/2 cup of vinegar in the dishwasher when you sanitize cuts through the white haze inside the bottles if you accidentally get some in there while delabeling.

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RobertHSmith

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The Wal-Mart brand is called Sun Oxygen Cleaner and when I got it last was 1/5th the cost of oxyclean per ounce. It comes with out fragrance. It works well in other non-beer applications, like getting stains out of your shirt when you spill that stout on it...

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