I use the cheap version of oxyclean you find at the dollar store to remove labels. This saves the PBW for using with my equipment since it is more $$$.
If you mix dry 2 parts of the cheapo dollar store Oxy (aka Sunclean) with 1 part TSP (found in the paint dept at Lowes), you'll have a DIY version of PBW at a fraction of the cost. I use that to clean, StarSan to sanitize.
Do you use the powder version of tsp also if I would use 2 tablespoons of oxiclean I would mix 1 tablespoon with it right?
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If you mix dry 2 parts of the cheapo dollar store Oxy (aka Sunclean) with 1 part TSP (found in the paint dept at Lowes), you'll have a DIY version of PBW at a fraction of the cost. I use that to clean, StarSan to sanitize.
Nice one other thing if I use the oxiclean or the dollar store version I want the fragrance free one right?
It's better to use sodium metasilicate than sodium triphosphate (TSP). Red Devil TSP/90 is what you want. It's actually not TSP at all, it's sodium metasilicate. Mix that 2:1 with oxy and it's as close as you can get to PBW. PBW has a surfactant in it as well, so you could also add a small amount of powdered detergent, but it does pretty good without it. Just be careful mixing it up. You don't want to breathe the dust. Pretty nasty stuff. If you've ever gotten a whiff of PBW dust, you know what I mean.
Yes and yes. I usually mix up a big batch of it in a bucket then store it back in the oxi tub and another container.
Do you use tsp/90 or just the regular tsp
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I use three heaping tablespoons of regular baking soda ina a gallon or so of hot water, takes the labels off pretty good. I also works with cold water, but I like the warm water on my hands.....save the one step for an emergency if you run out of your regular sanitizer.
It varies from beer to beer though.
you want to use regular TSP... not the TSP/90
Yeah but if you look up the pbw msds sheet it has the same ingredient that's in tsp/90 not the tsp phosphate version
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Ammonia I tell ya... if I have a lot of labels to remove, ammonia works the best. If there are only a few then my standard home made PBW works.
What's your home made pbw consist of
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Agreed. Never used the oxyclean on them, however I don't disagree on his point in using it.I just soak them in plain water over night and the labels are easy to peel off. It varies from beer to beer though. Tossing in some oxyclean makes them come off quite a bit easier.
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