Just a quick comment here, I usually find OxyClean generic in the dollar store. I'm not at home right now (posting from work), but I think it is called Amazing Oxygen Cleanser, and from what I remember, I believe it is cut with only a bit of Soda Ash or some other basic chemical.. maybe it is baking soda. So it is just what homebrewers are looking for - no scent, either. And it works just as good as the brand name stuff. I love it, and I'm about out now.
And another FYI - you can check the MSDS on most brewer's products and find cheaper alternatives just like I did with this product. However it seems that the board has done a great job in discussing most alternatives already. So if you are cheap, like me, that can be the way to go.
I have a buddy who sells cleaning supplies for a living. After a conversation about homebrewing, and a few pints of said homebrew, he mentioned that he may be able to get me a product equivalent to starsan at a very convincing price(re:free). I don't know enough about cleaning products to know if this is acceptable for the brewing process... can someone more cleaner-savy than me take a look and tell me what you think?
I'd stay away from it, or at least rinse after using, even though it bills itself as a no-rinse sanitizer. From what I remember about quaternary ammonium sanitizers, they are technically only food-safe after the liquid has evaporated from the surface of the object. They are popular for wiping down food-prep areas and as a final rinse for pots and pans in kitchens, but the intention is that most if not all of the product has evaporated away before the sanitized objects come in direct contact with food.
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I don't recommend oxyclean. Last week I used it to clean a carboy. I had to leave town so I just left the oxyclean and water soaking in the carboy--when I got back a week later it had ETCHED THE GLASS! You can actually see streaks of little etched bubbles in the interior of the carboy. Not sure why this happened but the carboy is completely useless now!
I seem to remember some people using StarSan on carboys and Iodophor on bottles (since StarSan is clear and foamy, Iodophor is not foamy but stains).
I use StarSan, but I'm thinking of getting that non-foamy one for bottles. When I use squishy thing to sanitize bottles, they get too much foam in (which makes for too much liquid residue later on since I don't have a tree)
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