After my last 2 beers developed an Enteric bacterial infection (it takes a month for the smell and taste to start showing) I want to make sure its gone.
I discarded a 2 year old plastic auto siphon, bottling tubing, bottle filler, spiggot, and stirring spoon.
My questions:
A - Would a 10% bleach solution sterilize, rinsed with a weaker bleach solution (1 gallon water : 1 ounce of bleach) sterilize my remaining plastic equipment? (no bleach on SS). How long does the bleach need to remain in contact?
B -
1 - should I throw away the rubber gaskets, or can I soak them in 10% bleach solution for a while, followed by a soak in the weaker bleach, followed by a soak in StarSan
2 - can I keep my bottling bucket if I wash it with a 10% bleach solution, followed by a soak in the weaker bleach, followed by a soak in StarSan
3 - can I keep my 3 plastic fermentation buckets and lids if I wash them with 10% bleach, followed by a soak in the weaker bleach, followed by a soak in StarSan
4 - I have 2 better bottles - used once. Can I sterilize them with the same 10% bleach solution, followed by a soak in the weaker bleach, followed by a soak in StarSan
5 - I have swing top bottles - used once. Can I soak the rubber stoppers in a 10% bleach solution followed by a soak in the weaker bleach, followed by a soak in StarSan
OR do need to throw away the buckets as well?
What about the Better Bottles?
I discarded a 2 year old plastic auto siphon, bottling tubing, bottle filler, spiggot, and stirring spoon.
My questions:
A - Would a 10% bleach solution sterilize, rinsed with a weaker bleach solution (1 gallon water : 1 ounce of bleach) sterilize my remaining plastic equipment? (no bleach on SS). How long does the bleach need to remain in contact?
B -
1 - should I throw away the rubber gaskets, or can I soak them in 10% bleach solution for a while, followed by a soak in the weaker bleach, followed by a soak in StarSan
2 - can I keep my bottling bucket if I wash it with a 10% bleach solution, followed by a soak in the weaker bleach, followed by a soak in StarSan
3 - can I keep my 3 plastic fermentation buckets and lids if I wash them with 10% bleach, followed by a soak in the weaker bleach, followed by a soak in StarSan
4 - I have 2 better bottles - used once. Can I sterilize them with the same 10% bleach solution, followed by a soak in the weaker bleach, followed by a soak in StarSan
5 - I have swing top bottles - used once. Can I soak the rubber stoppers in a 10% bleach solution followed by a soak in the weaker bleach, followed by a soak in StarSan
OR do need to throw away the buckets as well?
What about the Better Bottles?