jettaman

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Is there anyone who knows of something I can use for a sanitizer from ingredients found at home? Besides bleach, that is. Is there a way I can make it? I don't have any right now and I'm uncomfortable using bleach because it doesn't rinse all that well.

BlightyBrewer

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Besides fire (joke - definitely don't do this!), not sure.

You should be able to rinse bleach ok, just use plenty of clean water until you can no longer smell the chlorine.

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El Pistolero

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According to Papazian, 1/3 to 1 1/2 teaspoons bleach in 5 gallons cold water is a no-rinse sanitizer. I don't use it, but I've heard of many people who do.

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jettaman

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Papazian... Don't know why it didn't occur to me to look there!

Thanks!

barleypopmaker

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You can use heat, use your oven for glass or metal objects. I have heard of many people sanatizing thier bottles and carboys in the oven. Just put the bottles cold into the oven and turn it on to 250 degrees and let it go for an hour or 2. Remove the bottles and let them cool then fill. That's basiclly it, I don't do it so if you want to try it, maybe look it up to see if I got the temp right.

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jaymack

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Without straying off topic, how long should a plastic Primary Bucket last?
I've used the same one for a year now, made 8 batches and the last 2 got infections.

I THOROUGHLY clean out my Primary and Glass Carboy Secondary (using bleach to sanitize), as well as my bottles, but the last two batches developed grey white stinky flakes leaving an acidic like taste to the brew.

These were extract brews and I have thoroughly cleaned my cooking area, pots, containers, et al.

help!

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Thor

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I searched this forum to learn more on oven sanitization, and landed here. I also did some more research, and the following links have more specifics on temperature and time:

http://www.howtobrew.com/section1/chapter2-2-3.html
- this link from Palmer's "How to Brew" speaks to sterilizing in an oven, not sanitizing, so bake times are longer than one might expect

http://www.brewingtechniques.com/library/backissues/issue1.2/raines.html
- more on oven sanitizing, plus several other methods

My plan is to clean my bottles, rinse thoroughly, drain and then bake with a sheet of foil over the batch of bottles at 350 for about an hour, then cool and bottle. Probably overkill, FYI.

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