Monk
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What's the best cleaner to help break down that nasty krausen ring on the inside of the carboy? Help me spend money on a new cleaner, por favor.
Monk
Monk
Monk said:When we're talking about Oxiclean, it's the 3.5 lb bucket of powder, correct? The one you can get at Target, or wherever? Oxiclean has a ton of different versions of their product.
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olllllo said:Whatever SWMBO bought. Tub of powder.
I don't even think she knows I've been using it......
Haha, that's in her budget.
Now, if I can get ther to buy yeast...
Bleach, bleach, and bleach. It will completely break down any hardened residue (with little or no scrubbing with a brush) and remove stains as well.desertBrew said:Bleach (yea I said that word). 2oz and fill with water. completely clean in 24-48 hours. Hot rinse afterwards. Cheapest stuff out there. But I do have oxyclean too so I could start using that; but I like bleach bottles for my ferm chiller...
DrewsBrews said:Beyond being cheap (which is a good thing), you don't have to worry about getting back to it in an hour or two like Oxyclean.
gruntingfrog said:I use water and a carboy brush immediately after emptying like Kornkob does. 5 minutes and it's clean. No need to fill the carboy, just get it wet inside and scrub away. Rinse every once in a while to see how well it's going.
Works fine.
That statement was based on an earlier comment:beer4breakfast said:Why do you have to get back to Oxyclean in an hour or two? I don't. I've let bottles sit in water with Oxyclean for a couple of days, and in a carboy overnight.
Never used the stuff myself.olllllo said:Oxyclean with a several hour soak. Make sure you rise and don't let it soak too long or you'll get residue.
I get the same effect with the high strength bleach solution. I ususally put off cleaning the carboy for a day or two and that ring gets pretty hard to scrub off. Last brew I did, the carboy sat for a week. I added bleach water and two days later the ring had disolved.beer4breakfast said:After two weeks in primary, there is a hard crust of dried kraeusen above the level of the beer in the carboy that I am unable to remove with a carboy brush, even after soaking in water. After soaking in Oxyclean and water for an hour, however, no scrubbing is required. Just wave the brush around the inside of the carboy and all the stuck stuff comes right off. Less work than scrubbing as you describe.
Sounds like someone's trying to get you to buy something else. Now, an acid maybe...skou said:Now, I've been hearing, at the LHBS, (which is also a part-time job) that bleach will etch (or corrode) glass. Anyone else hear this?steve
DrewsBrews said:Sounds like someone's trying to get you to buy something else. Now, an acid maybe...