Questions about cleaning racking canes and siphon tubes

BrewProject · Jul 18, 2006

how do you guys clean the insides of your racking canes/siphon tubes?

Sanitizing is no problem by letting them soak, but what about cleaning them?

is scolding hot water run throuh them sufficient?

Sephro · Jul 18, 2006

I rinse mine right after I use them.. It gets everything out. I have a hose connected to a sink so I can run some pressure through them.

Truble · Jul 18, 2006

ditto. Before I use them, I run some sanitizer down them as well.

BrewProject · Jul 18, 2006

ok, thanks

EDIT: i can let them soak for a few mins in my sanitizer, but there was no way to brush them out. just wondering what you guys did...

Walker · Jul 18, 2006

BrewProject said:
ok, thanks

EDIT: i can let them soak for a few mins in my sanitizer, but there was no way to brush them out. just wondering what you guys did...

if you flush them with water right after using them, they will be clean enough. next time you need them, another hot water rinse and soak in sanitizer is just fine. (same goes with the hoses.)

BrewProject · Jul 18, 2006

Walker-san said:
if you flush them with water right after using them, they will be clean enough. next time you need them, another hot water rinse and soak in sanitizer is just fine. (same goes with the hoses.)

excellent

homebrewer_99 · Jul 18, 2006

I have a small nylon brush attached to a nylon line. I push the line through then pull the brush from the other end.

BrewProject · Jul 18, 2006

homebrewer_99 said:
I have a small nylon brush attached to a nylon line. I push the line through then pull the brush from the other end.

that's a thought

david_42 · Jul 18, 2006

Those little dental brushes sold as an alternative to floss will fit in just about anything & you can push the strings through the tube with water.

BadKarmaa · Jul 18, 2006

If the hoses have become stained, would it be suggested to buy new ones, or will oxine or other sanitizers still do the trick?

BrewProject · Jul 18, 2006

BadKarmaa said:
If the hoses have become stained, would it be suggested to buy new ones, or will oxine or other sanitizers still do the trick?

mine are not stained, just wondering how to wash them well...

Baron von BeeGee · Jul 18, 2006

BrewProject said:
mine are not stained, just wondering how to wash them well...

I think BK was just posting a followup question...

There are certainly people who toss their hoses when they get stained (I heard that's what Christie Brinkley did to her latest ex), but I don't worry about staining or discoloration and have never had a problem. Of course, if it were bad enough you couldn't verify cleanliness, then it would be a problem.

BrewProject · Jul 18, 2006

Baron von BeeGee said:
I think BK was just posting a followup question...

oops, you are right, i just completely overlooked the question mark :drunk:

KA6GZJ · Jul 19, 2006

I use a 3ft. piece of brass bead chain with a piece of a green scrubbie tied to it with string. The chain will slide through anything wet or dry.

BrewProject · Jul 19, 2006

KA6GZJ said:
I use a 3ft. piece of brass bead chain with a piece of a green scrubbie tied to it with string. The chain will slide through anything wet or dry.

cool

digdan · Jul 20, 2006

I got this idea from someone on the board a couple of months ago. I bought tray for window plants. Its basicly a long, rectangular box, and I fill it with sanitizing solution(Star San) and sit my cane and tubes in there for 30 minutes. I then flush them at the same temp they sat at, and it works like a charm. I somtimes skip the sanitizer and just flush the lines out when I'm in a hurry and making an Ale, but for lagers I always make sure my equipment 100% sanitized.

BrewProject · Jul 20, 2006

digdan said:
I got this idea from someone on the board a couple of months ago. I bought tray for window plants. Its basicly a long, rectangular box, and I fill it with sanitizing solution(Star San) and sit my cane and tubes in there for 30 minutes. I then flush them at the same temp they sat at, and it works like a charm. I somtimes skip the sanitizer and just flush the lines out when I'm in a hurry and making an Ale, but for lagers I always make sure my equipment 100% sanitized.

i read something like this on this board, i believe...

sanitizing by using a wallpaper tray. GREAT IDEA !!! 32" long.

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