Cleaning better bottles
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Posted 31 August 2009 - 12:55 PM
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Posted 31 August 2009 - 12:58 PM
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Posted 31 August 2009 - 12:59 PM
#4
Posted 31 August 2009 - 01:37 PM
This.i just let it soak with oxyclean over night...always works
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Posted 31 August 2009 - 01:56 PM
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Posted 31 August 2009 - 02:10 PM
Yep.If you need it clean faster, use more oxyclean and hotter water. Two oz and hottest tap water will get almost everything except the most stubborn wheat proteins in about an hour. Anything that comes out of a domestic water heater is safe, but much hotter will deform the bottles. I will also occasionally gently use a bottle brush to get those stubborn proteins after a soak to loosen them up. They are loose enough that a rag inside or a good blast of water would do the same thing, but the brush is easier. I don't have any scratches, and I think the bristles themselves are okay if you're gentle. The wire center is what scratches.i just let it soak with oxyclean over night...always works
#7
Posted 31 August 2009 - 02:29 PM
just be careful with the super hot water on better bottles. I can't remember the threshold but there is a limit - maybe 140F??Yep.If you need it clean faster, use more oxyclean and hotter water. Two oz and hottest tap water will get almost everything except the most stubborn wheat proteins in about an hour. Anything that comes out of a domestic water heater is safe, but much hotter will deform the bottles. I will also occasionally gently use a bottle brush to get those stubborn proteins after a soak to loosen them up. They are loose enough that a rag inside or a good blast of water would do the same thing, but the brush is easier. I don't have any scratches, and I think the bristles themselves are okay if you're gentle. The wire center is what scratches.
#8
Posted 31 August 2009 - 02:43 PM
Yes those plastic carboys do not like really hot water. I will not not go hotter than tap water after having 2 deform.just be careful with the super hot water on better bottles. I can't remember the threshold but there is a limit - maybe 140F??
#9
Posted 31 August 2009 - 02:45 PM
yes - I just checked - 140F is the upper temperature limit.Yes those plastic carboys do not like really hot water. I will not not go hotter than tap water after having 2 deform.
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Posted 31 August 2009 - 07:35 PM
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Posted 01 September 2009 - 04:46 AM
I accidentally pumped 180F water into one of mine once. It did certainly deform, part of the side fluting near the top relaxed and flattened, but I still use it. The affected spot is only about 4" x 4". My point is that 140F isn't going to do much.Yes those plastic carboys do not like really hot water. I will not not go hotter than tap water after having 2 deform.
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Posted 01 September 2009 - 05:17 AM
I had done it in the winter. When the BB was about 32* sitting on cold cement. The hot PBW that I was using to clean the kegs did not mix well at all. It deformed the bottoms so the BB's would not stand. My tap water is 130* and that has been working pretty good.I accidentally pumped 180F water into one of mine once. It did certainly deform, part of the side fluting near the top relaxed and flattened, but I still use it. The affected spot is only about 4" x 4". My point is that 140F isn't going to do much.
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Posted 01 September 2009 - 07:27 AM
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Posted 01 September 2009 - 08:35 AM
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Posted 01 September 2009 - 09:48 AM
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Posted 01 September 2009 - 09:56 AM
I like to really watch fermentation, but don't want broken glass everywhere???I use my BB only for secondary fermentations, means cleanup involves little beyond a thorough rinse. Honestly I don't see any reason why they would be preferable to buckets when doing primaries. Using them exclusively for conditioning means you will never worry about bits of krausen in those hard to each spots.
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Posted 01 September 2009 - 08:14 PM
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Posted 02 September 2009 - 02:50 AM
This is what I did. Use it for carboys, kegs and have an attachment so I can use it in my conical. Makes cleaning those really bad carboys a lot easier.What about making a carboy\keg washer out of a sump pump and a 5-gal pickle bucket ? 10 minutes of recirculating, under 140 deg, with PBW should make it whisper clean!
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Posted 02 September 2009 - 04:54 AM
That would make sense. I would think the talk on rubber is so much lower than the talc of the plastic that no matter you could scrub pretty good and not scratch the PET...I was browsing my new LHBS's online shop and they carry a carboy brush for PET containers. I haven't looked at it in person yet, but it is advertised as red. My guess is that it is not a hard plastic, maybe rubber? Anyone every use these?
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