Equipment disinfection

[Iberwolf]

Hey guys, need some help ! In order to clean my equipment I wanna now what product do.you guys thing I should use : peracetic acid or caustic soda(sodium hydroxide) ? Waiting for an answer !

 

[acidrain]

I don't know much about peracetic acid except that has a nasty odor and works best when mixed with fairly neutral water.
Sodium hydroxide is a great cleaner for protein build up, but it's very dangerous to work with and is hard on your plumbing and clothes.
I use it on my plate chiller when needed since it is readily available.
Why the exotic chemicals? Most of us use PBW or un-scented Oxyclean as a cleaner, and Bar Keepers Friend on rusty, tarnished or dirty stainless.
Star-San as a disinfectant is cheap and works well.

 

[Iberwolf]

Thank you for the answer ! Know I'm much more informed than before. I already have read about this product "Star-san" and now that you talked about it. Now I'm much more seriously thinking on buying it ! But I'm afraid you can not find this product in the Portuguese market. Maybe I'll have to get a product that replaces this product.
Once again, thank you !

 

[Stealthcruiser]

You may be able to use a sanitizing product used in the dairy industry, for sanitizing stainless dairy equipment.

I bet they have that on the Portuguese market!

 

[Venari]

Even here in Canada I'm unable to get StarSan because there are no roads to my town. Apparently StarSan cannot go through airmail because it is a Dangerous Goods product.

As a replacement I have used a white powder called OneStep that works as a cleaner AND sanitizer (it's not legally classified as a sanitizer, but it seems to do the job).

 

[Iberwolf]

Stealthcruiser, Can you tell some product daily sanitization in the industry in your country?

 

[Iberwolf]

Even here in Canada I'm unable to get StarSan because there are no roads to my town. Apparently StarSan cannot go through airmail because it is a Dangerous Goods product.

As a replacement I have used a white powder called OneStep that works as a cleaner AND sanitizer (it's not legally classified as a sanitizer, but it seems to do the job).

Maybe going to use sodium perborate, what do you think? Perhaps it is corrosive in my microbrewery ...

 

[GQT]

Even here in Canada I'm unable to get StarSan because there are no roads to my town.

I'm (un)happily using Star San in China. Unhappily because here it cots more than double its price in the US. So peracetic acid works fine with me every time I don't need foam (Star San foams up, and you do want it to foam up when it comes to sanitizing inside of the pipes or whatever else internal and hard-to-reach places).
Good thing about peracetic acid is that, like SS, it doesn't call for rinsing and it naturally disintegrates into harmless elements in some reasonably short time.
Iodophor is used by many, and it would also be my choice if it wasn't turning silicone hoses brown.
In a word, if I could buy SS for its original price I would never think of anything else, but in my situation it is a Sunday treat so PA does quite well on regular basis. Gloves and eye protection are a must, but you knew it without my reminder.

 

[Stealthcruiser]

Stealthcruiser, Can you tell some product daily sanitization in the industry in your country?

This is one that I know of, but would be prohibitive for you to try and get it there.

http://hambydairysupply.com/xcart/product.php?productid=1329&cat=371&page=1



Are there no dairies of any kind around you, where you might inquire?
Cows, Sheep, Goats, the latter two especially on your side of the pond!

 

[Iberwolf]

I'm (un)happily using Star San in China. Unhappily because here it cots more than double its price in the US. So peracetic acid works fine with me every time I don't need foam (Star San foams up, and you do want it to foam up when it comes to sanitizing inside of the pipes or whatever else internal and hard-to-reach places).
Good thing about peracetic acid is that, like SS, it doesn't call for rinsing and it naturally disintegrates into harmless elements in some reasonably short time.
Iodophor is used by many, and it would also be my choice if it wasn't turning silicone hoses brown.
In a word, if I could buy SS for its original price I would never think of anything else, but in my situation it is a Sunday treat so PA does quite well on regular basis. Gloves and eye protection are a must, but you knew it without my reminder.

Thank you for all your help guys, really. In my case buying SS would be expensive so I'm thinking of get some peracetic acid or sodium perborat, basically they can do the job with reduced cost for me !! Really happy for all your answers and advices

 

[Iberwolf]

I'm (un)happily using Star San in China. Unhappily because here it cots more than double its price in the US. So peracetic acid works fine with me every time I don't need foam (Star San foams up, and you do want it to foam up when it comes to sanitizing inside of the pipes or whatever else internal and hard-to-reach places).
Good thing about peracetic acid is that, like SS, it doesn't call for rinsing and it naturally disintegrates into harmless elements in some reasonably short time.
Iodophor is used by many, and it would also be my choice if it wasn't turning silicone hoses brown.
In a word, if I could buy SS for its original price I would never think of anything else, but in my situation it is a Sunday treat so PA does quite well on regular basis. Gloves and eye protection are a must, but you knew it without my reminder.

Thank you for all your help guys, really. In my case buying SS would be expensive so I'm thinking of get some peracetic acid or sodium perborat, basically they can do the job with reduced cost for me !! Really happy for all your answers and advices

 

[slym2none]

As a replacement I have used a white powder called OneStep that works as a cleaner AND sanitizer (it's not legally classified as a sanitizer, but it seems to do the job).

It has the same ingredients as other sanitizers, just the manufacturer didn't go through the federal hoops required to get it called a sanitizer. People bag on it, but it works great.

 

[Iberwolf]

It has the same ingredients as other sanitizers, just the manufacturer didn't go through the federal hoops required to get it called a sanitizer. People bag on it, but it works great.

thank you bro , maybe i'll use it!