bs72

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I have been using Proforce restaurant sanitizer for 3 years. I have had no problems with contamination. My brew buddy has been using it too for the same amount of time. We use it to sanitize everything from brew equipment to bottles. I got it from Sam's Club for $5 a gallon, much cheaper than the pricey brew shop sanitizers.

rico567

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If it's an FDA approved sanitizer, then chances are it'll be perfectly fine. I'll stick with Star San.

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i4ourgot

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So i had to do some minor sanitizing the other day and i did it in one of my 5-gallon brew buckets. Now i have all this left over water that is fin to use for other projects but how long (as in days) can i wait to reuse this?

Seeyakid

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can any of these products be purchased in retail stores?

dnjmccarty

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Has anyone tried Lysol No Rinse Sanitizer? Supposedly food safe and FDA approved.

bigcountry67

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I've read quite a lot about PBW vs Oxyclean and have used PBW from the start. I recently bought a tub of Oxyclean and tried it out. Very effective, but leaves that film I've read about. I'll swish with vinegar and it should remove. Bottom line, you want to save a buck, get som OC. Want simplicity? Get some PBW. My time is worth the PBW. Not to say I won't use OC in the future! Disclaimer: It's been cold and I don't have hot water in my brewshed. Figure that could cause more filming when using OC. I'm not snob, just love brewing and looking for best practices.

starrfish

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giving 2 empty kegs and 2 empty primarys an Oxy soak now.

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Jagdad

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There is a great hospital grade disinfectant called Zerotol - a hydrogen peroxide/ peracetic acid. It kills a lot more than bleach does. I pick it up at our local farm Co-op.
You can make a homemade version of it really cheap. I think it's 3 parts hydrogen peroxide to 1 part vinegar. The vinegar reacts (safely) with the peroxide to form a percentage of peracetic acid. The peroxide "scrubs" the microbes and the acid burns 'em up.
It is great for washing/ rising bottles.

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gan

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Hi all, new to brewing and will be doing my first batch tomorrow (I am really tempted to just leave work right now and get it going).

Anyways, my brew kit came with LD Carson's no-rinse 'Easy Clean' powder. It is not labeled as a sanitizer. After scouring these forums and not coming up with much about the stuff, I gave LD Carson a call and was informed that it's a mixture of sodium percarbonate and sodium sulfite. That means that this stuff is pretty much just oxyclean with a sanitizing agent, right?

I'd rather use it up before buying a more well-known (read: expensive) sanitizer if I can get away with it. Does anyone have any experience with this product, or any intuition regarding whether it would work as a sanitizer as well as a cleaner?


EDIT: After looking around a little harder, I found more info on it--I'm going to go ahead and use it this time then upgrade on my next brews. Anyways, I'd delete this post but I can't seem to figure out how! Cheers everyone, this forum has been an incredible resource.

JimTheHick

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I like this stuff. Used 5 pounds of it so far. It works at the proper concentration, but doesn't keep for very long unless stored in the dark, closed up.

If you want to know if it's gone south, just fill a growler with it, shake it once with your hand as the 'lid'. Gas should blow out. No gas, no soup for you! The wonders of catalase....