(carlson- easy clean) is 10.00 cheaper than (one step)...is there enough difference in the two to spend onother 10.00 for the one step....both 5lb bucket,i love using something that requires no rinsing but will the easy clean leave a bleach film in my beer bottles...thanks allot
one step or easy clean?..
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I prefer a cleaner like generic oxyclean- a tub is $1 at the Dollar Store. Then I use star-san or Iodophor for sanitizing.
Easy clean and One step are both "one step cleaners" that are supposed to be able to sanitize, too, but are not actually recognized as sanitizers. I've used One Step in the past (and still have a big tub of it) but now use star-san for sanitizing.
It'd be easier, for sure. But not effective!
Clean is clean- no visible dirt or anything on the equipment. Sanitized means to kill microbes. You simply can't sanitize something that isn't clean- it must be cleaned before it's sanitized.
So, "one step" really is a misnomer as you can't really sanitize something that isn't already clean.
I love the safeway brand oxiclean for its cleaning ability, but I would not want something like that in my beer (It does not taste good)! I like being able to rinse it off and then use a no-rinse sanitizer.
Right. I clean my equipment when I put it away, using one-step or oxyclean or something until it's completely clean. Soaking a dirty carboy overnight works wonders! Then I rinse and put away. I sanitize right before using the equipment.
sjlammer
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I like when newbs don't put up a fight.
+1 to oxyclean and then Iodaphor
+1 to oxyclean and then Iodaphor
