Cheesefood said:For my sanitation routine this time, I filled them to the brim with warm water and dumped in a couple glugs of bleach, then stirred with my racking cane.
homebrewer_99 said:You should put the bleach in first then fill it up. The addition of water will do the stirring for you.
The funny thing about bleach is we all wash our whites in hot water and bleach, but most instructions say to use cold water for cleaning carboys.
homebrewer_99 said:... The funny thing about bleach is we all wash our whites in hot water and bleach, but most instructions say to use cold water for cleaning carboys.
Rhoobarb said:That's because you close the lid on your washing machine (hopefully), thus making it a 'closed system'. Hot water and bleach will leach off toxic fumes! I read just a week or so ago that warm water (80oF-100oF) is ideal - it supposedly optimizes the bleaches effectiveness without leaching fumes. I've been trying to find that source, but have been unlucky in finding it again.
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