Slipgate
Well-Known Member
I'll be honest with you, I frequently only clean my stuff with hot water and a new sponge. If the b-brite is handy, I might use it, but in reality, maybe 20% of the time do I ever use more than just hot water. I have starsan too but maybe used an oz since I bought the bottle years ago. Never even opened the iodophor.
Oh, and I have never ever had even a single hint of cleanliness issues in my beer. So while most brewers think that no rinse cleaners, starsan, iodophor, etc are all that stands between us and total destruction from nasty germs, my experience has told me otherwise. And I am sure I will get all the "you are lucky" and "it is just a matter of time" and "blah blah blah" type responses. But you cannot really argue with my results. How you guys that use that stuff and still get infections do it is totally beyond my comprehension.
Hot water my friends, hot water; nothing more. And I mean what comes out of the tap - 120ish? Whatever, never checked, never cared.
I have been brewing for well over 10 years with never an issue.
Just thought I'd throw that out there.
Oh, and I have never ever had even a single hint of cleanliness issues in my beer. So while most brewers think that no rinse cleaners, starsan, iodophor, etc are all that stands between us and total destruction from nasty germs, my experience has told me otherwise. And I am sure I will get all the "you are lucky" and "it is just a matter of time" and "blah blah blah" type responses. But you cannot really argue with my results. How you guys that use that stuff and still get infections do it is totally beyond my comprehension.
Hot water my friends, hot water; nothing more. And I mean what comes out of the tap - 120ish? Whatever, never checked, never cared.
I have been brewing for well over 10 years with never an issue.
Just thought I'd throw that out there.