Sterilizers

[-Bezza-]

What ratio do people mix oxi in?

 

[Clint]

For a dirty fv after a brew...a couple of TBS with enough(few litres) hot water..

 

[foxy]

I have dropped the sodium percarbonate in favour of sodium perborate, this was on the advice of the chemist where I make my purchases after I told him that 2 guys in our club had problems with percarbonate dangerously heating up. Perborate is a little slower but still gets the job done and more importantly is stable. For no rinse I go for peracetic acid 1 ml per litre of water and is active for 1 hour.
https://www.airedalechemical.com/high-hops-for-peracetic-acid-as-brewery-hero-cleaner/

 

[Bigcol49]

Hi @Mavroz
I have only used Wizz Oxi to remove labels - it works fine.

 

[Mavroz]

Ok. I only use SP for paper labels, does the trick.

I am willing to bet Wizz Oxi doesn't bring the plastic labels or the sticky residue they leave behind off of the bottles.

 

[RobinB]

Hi, Just after some help. With sterilizers everyone says Star San is the best but it seems a tad bit expensive. Seen Brew Safe sanitiser looks to be great value but is it any good

Star San no rinse cleaner steriliser - 473ml £25.01

Brew Safe cleaner steriliser no-rinse 1kg £11.60


Or is the any other cheap no rinse sterilisers. Thanks for your advice

Try a few Camden tablets ..had no problems yet ..and it's cheap

 

[Mavroz]

Do Camden tablets not just dechlorinate water?

 

[-Bezza-]

Do Camden tablets not just dechlorinate water?

The instructions on my pot suggest that enough of them can act as a sanitiser.

I do think starsan is the way to go though when it comes to sanitation. I previously used VWP which I would leave and then have to rinse several times over. By the time I come to use it, it's probably been exposed to the air for half an hour or I've touched the sanitised surface with my grubby hands or something. With Starsan, I can clean things in advance (with some other cleaner) and then spray with starsan to sanitise, immediately prior to using it. Plus, in very small quantities, Starsan acts as a yeast nutrient so it's actually good to get a little bit of it in your brews!

 

[Dave7]

Cheers lads, I have five star Saniclean the guy said its the same as Star san with out all the foaming. Reading some posts on here looks like he's was right just takes a little longer. I got some second hand equipment. That Oxi is wicked the barrels / buckets, airlock etc are like new [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]

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[RobinB]

Do Camden tablets not just dechlorinate water?

Err err yes maybe your right ...it's just I've run out of the proper stuff and I thought to use the tablets ..and lo and behold my beer is coming out just fine ..next time am out I get some proper stuff

 

[strange-steve]

Do Camden tablets not just dechlorinate water?

No, although that's what we mainly use them for, they're primarily a preservative. They work by releasing sulphur dioxide which kills bacteria and usefully reacts with chlorine and chloramine.

A particularly effective extreme sanitation practice, after an infection for instance, is to use a bleach soak, followed by a campden solution rinse, and finished off with a spray of starsan.

 

[Mavroz]

Thanks for the info.
When using Camden tablets to de-chlorinate, how long is good practice to leave the water before using in the FV?

 

[strange-steve]

Thanks for the info.
When using Camden tablets to de-chlorinate, how long is good practice to leave the water before using in the FV?

Not long, give it a good stir to make sure it's dissolved and to disperse the SO2 and the reaction should only take a few minutes.