filmy carboy

Dodgertown · Dec 28, 2011

so I have a few carboys that no matter how much I clean them, when they dry they have this dull film, on the inside. It's pretty annoying. I have the carboy cleaner that goes on the drill.

Ugh, please advise.

jaycount · Dec 28, 2011

Have you tried a PBW or oxyclean extended soak?

Kaz · Dec 28, 2011

Could just be mineral film leftover from the rinse water evaporating. Are these glass or plastic? What do you clean and rinse them with? Mine are usually a little spotty/filmy on the inside. As long as there isn't chunks of crud still stuck inside, I just set them aside until its time to sanitize them and rack into them.

Dodgertown · Dec 28, 2011

I use Crosby & Baker's B-BRITE.

These are glass carboys. I'm a photographer, so I have a thing about clean glass, is this an issue? It's not chunky at all, lol. It's just a rainbow colored sheen, you're right, it's probablly from the rinse water. Will this have any ill effects?

Dodgertown · Dec 28, 2011

I've not tried any extended soaks.

Kaz · Dec 28, 2011

I don't think you'll have any problems. My normal procedure for cleaning glass and/or better bottles is a hot soak in Oxyclean Free, usually overnight followed by several warm rinses, let dry and cap until needed. If I find that the Oxyclean just doesn't get the job done, I'll do a hot soak in PBW and that almost always works. Either way, I almost always have spots and/or some leftover film from our hard water. If you it really bugs you, you could do a final rinse with distilled water, but that may still not get you perfectly clear glass.