Is oxiclean suitabable for brew equipment?

[Bobcatbrewing42]

I have a relatively new HERMS setup. Cleanup is worse than ever. PBW works well but is up to $12 for a small container. Oxiclean is about 1/5 the price. Oxiclean works great for crusty yeast in fermenters, even carboys. I have never detected any soapy taste in subsequent batches. If I recirc Oxilclean thought the pumps, hoses, plate chiller etc. will it work and not affect the next batch?

 

[svebrekk]

I have a relatively new HERMS setup. Cleanup is worse than ever. PBW works well but is up to $12 for a small container. Oxiclean is about 1/5 the price. Oxiclean works great for crusty yeast in fermenters, even carboys. I have never detected any soapy taste in subsequent batches. If I recirc Oxilclean thought the pumps, hoses, plate chiller etc. will it work and not affect the next batch?

I use OxyClean all the time on fermenters, kegs, pumps, etc. Never had any issues. Works for me.
Cheers.

 

[Rev2010]

I've used it for years as my primary cleaning agent for my kettles, fermenters, kegs, and previous plastic equipment with zero issues. Matter of fact, after a two year hiatus I went with PBW for my restart and when it's done I'm going back to Oxiclean. PBW has the same main ingredient but for me takes much longer to rinse off and costs more.


Rev.

 

[RPh_Guy]

Some people report Oxyclean leaving a residue.

FWIW I make my own PBW.

 

[CTS]

Some people report Oxyclean leaving a residue.

FWIW I make my own PBW.

Want to share the PBW recipe?

 

[RPh_Guy]

PBW is roughly 70/30 sodium percarbonate and sodium metasilicate, with smaller amounts of chelator and surfactant agents.

Read through the last few pages here:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/homemade-pbw-recipe.467655/