Oxiclean?

[GrandpaZeb]

Okay. I used a full scoop for the full utility sink and I was able to de-label ~125 bottles in three hours. That's including letting them sit for 30 minutes before I tried starting to get any labels off. I was able to fit almost 70 bottles in the sink and many of the labels came off after the first 30 minute soak. Those that didn't I left in there and filled the sink up with more bottles needing to be nekkid. After another 30 minute soak I went down and started the cycle again. I repeated this until I realized that my bottle tree was full and I still had 30 bottles left to rinse.

Also, I had no film whatsoever. All my bottles were squeaky clean after I rinsed them.

 

[natefrog255]

Go for Oxiclean free. I use it for everything and it does a great job. Whether it be better bottles, fermentors or kegs and lines. Just make sure you give everything a good rinse after using it.

And this is just as a "cleaner" not "sanitizer", correct? If I can use for both, I will b/c Oxi Clean is incredibly reasonable compared to sanitizers. I just picked up a 3 lb. tub of Oxi Clean Free (green lid) for just under $8 at Walmart.

 

[amandabab]

And this is just as a "cleaner" not "sanitizer", correct? If I can use for both, I will b/c Oxi Clean is incredibly reasonable compared to sanitizers. I just picked up a 3 lb. tub of Oxi Clean Free (green lid) for just under $8 at Walmart.

Right its a cleaner, a cleaner that often needs a lot of rinsing.
I still use some PBW , but oxyclean for day to day because its cheap and often good enough.
You still need to sanitize. Starsan and iodophor are both very reasonbale because they are both concentrates and make a LOT of sanitizer.

 

[NailGunGuy]

I dressed up as Billy for Halloween the year he died.

Just bought the Oxy free yesterday to clean some kegs. I found it at Walmart. It had a green top.

 

[TwoGunz]

I've found anytime that I did get a little film, I hit it with a slightly more potent star San rinse and it seemed to clean up nice. I was told an acidic rinse like vinegar (or starsan) is just what is needed to clean up the deposits. I solely use an oxy soak to clean my fermenters and kegs- no scrubbing necessary.

 

[Kentunkel]

For a cleaner that requires so much rinsing I just use bleach. Its cheaper and works for me since I'm rinsing thoroughly and whipping out the star-san on brew day. My 2¢.

 

[tre9er]

OxyClean Tips:

Low OxyClean to water and soak longer...

I agree. I rarely even use a half-scoop, even for cleaning fermenters and kegs.

Plastic and stainless I just soak for a day or three, whenever I get to it, then I use the scrub brush to knock any krausen off the edge (not actually scrubbing, more like wiping as it completely liquefies just touching it). Then I rinse in hot water at a decent pressure either with my sink sprayer or a 1/2" hose hooked up to my shower. I don't sanitize until right before use.