How do I clean this mess?

[Maylar]

Remnants of a JAOM. How do you get the fruit out of a 1 gallon jug?

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Same way you got it in I suppose. Of course you might have to stick a meat fork or knife in to pull some out.

 

[Frognostic]

Good question, those are some big chunks of fruit.

You'll just have to find a way of breaking it into smaller pieces, i think.

 

[andrewmaixner]

Muriatic acid or sodium hydroxide??? Unless you can just make a hook out of some stiff wire

 

[bernardsmith]

Not sure but what if you filled your carboy with water? Might the fruit float to the surface? If the fruit does not float to the top then I would turn the carboy upside down and use chopsticks to ease the fruit out.

 

[masskrug]

If you are not in a rush, you could let it dehydrate, thus making the bits smaller.

 

[passedpawn]

Muriatic acid or sodium hydroxide??? Unless you can just make a hook out of some stiff wire

Right. Put some drain cleaner / drano in there. The alkaline will probably do a better job on fruit than acids. Not really sure though.

 

[alaktheman]

Add salt to pull out the water faster

 

[timdillon36]

Use some tongs but don't get them stuck un there.

 

[stella_tigre]

Have you ever seen the video for how to remove the cork from inside a wine bottle? Had to do with a plastic bag and inflating it.... Also might be here on HBT.

 

[Gavin C]

Plastic bag in, tip it upside down and pull out the bag. The fruit comes with it.

There is a guy who applied the same technique to a low-cost device to deliver babies.

Can't say I've tried that but it works like a champ for getting things out of carboys.

Fruit no problem, I've even used it to get a rubber stopper out that I'd inadvertently shoved inside.

Here's how its done

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL1ovAYtKuQ[/ame]

 

[ChefRex]

Plastic bag in, tip it upside down and pull out the bag. The fruit comes with it.

There is a guy who applied the same technique to a low-cost device to deliver babies.

Can't say I've tried that but it works like a champ for getting things out of carboys.

Fruit no problem, I've even used it to get a rubber stopper out that I'd inadvertently shoved inside.

Here's how its done

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL1ovAYtKuQ

Had I known children came pre clothed I might have had some

I thought about this before I made a batch and cut the orange in thin slices, I hope it helps but I think I can figure it out in the long run

 

[Maylar]

Plastic bag in, tip it upside down and pull out the bag. The fruit comes with it.

Fruit no problem, I've even used it to get a rubber stopper out that I'd inadvertently shoved inside.

Very cool, I'll try that next time. I ended up using needle nose pliers to grab the orange pieces and that worked.

 

[loveofrose]

Chopsticks. Works for me!

 

[rpkincaid]

Hemostats or needle nose pliers to remove the large chunks?

 

[slym2none]

Pour half a pound of kosher salt down there. Shake. Wait. Shake dessicated pieces out.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

I just use a water hose with a trigger sprayer. Turn the carbouy upsidedown & spray the jet into it, the fruit falls down to the neck & either comes out on it's own, or is in position for you to grab with fingers/tongs/pliers/etc...
Regards, GF.

 

[theDREWery]

Isn't a plastic spring water jug recommended/required for JAOM? Don't mess with tradition yo

And do you really need an excuse to buy a $12 gallon of wine?