Bottle Sanitizing Question...

[Daneaux]

probably should keep quiet except the fact I have 3 years experience in a large winery. KMS (potassioum metabisulfite) is the major way to clean tanks and equipment except for those really gunked up ball valves and such then they did use household bleach to soak. This came from a 30 year experienced wine maker. It worked.

 

[loopmd]

Can't we just let this thread die??????

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[Jesse17]

No.

Sorry, I just had to do it.

 

[springer]

If you are using the standard BTF Iodophor, you aren't mixing at a sufficient rate to sanitize effectively. The standard measure of Iodophor is 1 capful for 2.5 gallons to get you an effective 12.5 ppm ratio.

Your dishwasher uses more than 2.5 gallons. Your 3 gallons in your bucket is also too much for proper sanitizing. You may have been OK, but sooner or later it may catch up to you.

I just looked at the bottle of BTF I have..
1/4 ounce per 2.5 gallons for 12.5ppm.

1 capfull =1/2 ounce.

Maybe its because its the Quart bottle and not the 16 ouncer? I use 1 cap per 4.5-5 gallons and the water is pretty dark .Almost seems to much to me sometimes.