Homemade cleaner

[ozorgnax]

Up till now I've been using Chemipro Oxi for cleaning and iodophor for sanitising but I just discovered that my supply of Chemipro has run out. Could I use iodophor for both purposes (cleaning and sanitising)? If not, is there some kind of recipe for a homemade cleaner with ingredients you can find about the house? I seem to remember something about vinegar and bleach but I'm not sure. The reason I don't want to buy more Chemipro is that I live on a small island so if I have to order it from mainland it will arrive in about 10 days.

 

[Wreck99]

Can you get Oxiclean? It's what alot of people on here use and it's fairly cheap.

 

[ozorgnax]

Can you get Oxiclean? It's what alot of people on here use and it's fairly cheap.

No that's just the point. There isn't a homebrewing store in the island at all, so everything I need I have to order. Eventually of course I WILL order, but I was wondering if for this particular batch of beer I could use a homemade cleaner

 

[DeafSmith]

I have no idea what is available in Greece, but here in the US, you don't have to go to a homebrew store for OxiClean - it is available at most grocery stores, or WalMart (I think they have their own brand, Sun). We commonly use the OxiClean for cleaning - removing organic matter. For sanitation, Iodophor works fine, or I have heard that you can use 1 fluid ounce (29.5 cc, if I did the calculation correctly) of distilled white vinegar and an equal amount of bleach in 5 US gallons(19 liters) of water as a no-rinse sanitizer. Do not mix the vinegar and bleach directly - dissolve the vinegar into the water, then add the bleach.

EDIT: I recommend the OxiClean "Free" which has no perfumes added, if you can get it - otherwise use the regular OxiClean, if available, and rinse really, really, really thoroughly.

 

[BargainFittings]

Unscented powdered dishwasher detergent is often a usable alternative to oxyclean and pbw. It has a list of very similar ingredients.

Unscented liquid dish soap will work as well for most plastic and stainless steel vessels and tools. Rinse well with very hot water.

Sanitize with your iodophor

 

[ozorgnax]

Thanks a lot to everyone... I'll probably use unscented detergent and see how that works, thanks again!