Sanitation

[59f100292]

My question is - how long is the sanitation good for? When I stir - I sanitize the stirrer. Do i need to re-sanitize every day while I'm stirring in the primary or does the sanitation last a bit? Ive been sanitizing, the crap out of everything (when my wine tastes like ass its going to be because I don't have a clue what i'm doing - not cause I'ts not clean) do you sanitize the bung's and air locks as well?

 

[rawlus]

what are you sanitizing with?
bungs and airlocks should be sanitized..
what are you doing with your stirrer between uses - if you are keeping it inside the3 fermenter, re-sanitization is probably not necessary... if you are removing it each time, then i would sanitize each time as well.
what kind of wine? grape or other fruit?
sanitizing should be easy using a spray bottle of k-meta solution or even starsan as long as the equipment is also kept clean.

 

[DoctorCAD]

...when my wine tastes like ass its going to be because I don't have a clue what i'm doing - not cause I'ts not clean...

BEST QUOTE EVER




You can't sanitize too much, if you are using campden tablets and water, it only lasts while its wet.

 

[59f100292]

Using iodaphor - I never considered just leaving it in there........
Its all fruit wine - two gals strawberry - 4 gallons blueberry - 6 gallons peach - 2 gallons raspberry - and one gal black berry

didn't know there was a spray sanitizer - does it work ok for the inside of carboys?

Next question - the straining bags. Are they intended to be a one time use thing? If not how do you clean them between wines? I considered putting them in the clothes washer with out any soap for clear reasons... is there a good way?

 

[DoctorCAD]

Get a spray bottle at a dollar store and put some campden/water in it. As long as you can smell the sulfur oder, it is still good. Its all I use on everything.

I have used straining bags a few times and throw them out. It just gets too hard to clean them after a while.