vonderbrink
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Just bought a bunch of used legos from craigslist. Wife said we should clean them. Can I just soak them in StarSan and be done with it?
StarSan for lego disinfecting
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Mesh bag. Dishwasher. Done.
mmonacel
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What he said. Easiest route. Make sure to select the heated dry cycle. You'll still get some residual water afterwards but much less than if you don't. Your wife's probably got a mesh bag she uses to wash her bras in. Paint strainers / grain bags are likely too tight of a knit.
JefeTheVol
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Craigslist? Lame! You're not really a lego-er unless you extrude your own plastic and form your own legos. You should upgrade to all-extrusion.
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comer88888
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id use oxyclean or the dishwasher. star san is a sanitizer not a cleaner.
alexdagrate
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+1 on everyone else's suggestions:
1. Soak in hot oxyclean water in a large vessel
2. Mesh bag, dishwasher, hot dry setting.
(3.) If you plan on putting legos into your primary fermentation vessel - soak in starsan for one minute.
1. Soak in hot oxyclean water in a large vessel
2. Mesh bag, dishwasher, hot dry setting.
(3.) If you plan on putting legos into your primary fermentation vessel - soak in starsan for one minute.
Mongrel
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Unless they are painted pieces, then you'll want to go with a vodka soak.
alexdagrate
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Good point. The kids might be freaked out by all of the faceless legopeople.
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vonderbrink
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Thanks for all the feedback. No starsan. Probably do an oxy soak then rinse in dishwasher.
dunnright00
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This is what we did when the cat peed in the LEGO box.
Had to do it a couple of times though...
Having grown up on legos and, being a boy, done horrible things to them in the name of science that made me laugh.
TromboneGuy
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I would NOT use the heated dry cycle, unless you want a bunch of melted legos in your dishwasher.
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Lysol. Pediatrician recomended.
I can't believe nobody has pointed this out yet. I almost peed.
Starsan is silly to use and wasteful. When it breaks down it becomes yeast food. Instead mix up some home made NRS (Will also work for brewing in a pinch to!) 5 gallons of water, 1oz of bleach mixed in and then mix in 1oz of distilled white vinager (not the other way around). Yes it works, yes it is safe.
mmonacel
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Never thought of it but I've washed a bunch of my kids plastic toys with the heated dry cycle before with no issue whatsoever. YMMV though.
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What's with all the lego threads tonight? It's like we hit a homebrewer nerve or something... not that I'm complaining. I have always loved Legos!!!
JefeTheVol said:
+1. Was going to post an A.L. (all Lego, as opposed to buying it in a boxed kit form) comment, but you beat me to it.
Maybe the LLBS (local Lego brick store) would be a good source for cleaning tips.
You don't need the heated dry cycle, just open the door a crack right after the dishwasher stops and the heat from the rinse cycle will allow most of the water to evaporate naturally drying what's inside.
And on a beer related note, you can use vinegar instead of other rinse aids in your dishwasher. It's cheaper and you can then run beer glasses through the dishwasher without compromising head retention.
And on a beer related note, you can use vinegar instead of other rinse aids in your dishwasher. It's cheaper and you can then run beer glasses through the dishwasher without compromising head retention.
45_70sharps
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I take my daughters bath tub toys and put them in a bucket of water with bleach.
My mother is a preschool teacher. Bleach water soak on plastic toys keeps the retentitive state happy.
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