Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!

[lordstilton]

No problem I'll bring some down sat

[imark]

Stanley knife?

[imark]

have we settled on a cleaning schedule for the barrel?

[imark]

Saw this article on barrel sanitation. http://byo.com/component/k2/item/948-keeping-it-clean

Looks like a solution of citric acid and patassium metabisulfite is the way to go.

[imark]

Couldn't find the potassium metabisulfite to buy. Homebrew suppliers were saying sodium metabisulfite was same thing but I had read that the sodium left a residue.

[Will_D]

Hadn't spotted this. One tsp is 5g, so 250g of CA and 375g of PM for 200L! 

Just like Bleach and Vinegar DO NOT Mix together concentrated solutions of these two chemicals. You could well damage your lungs.

Be very careful how you dissolve the metabisulphite as as again it will give off enough SO2 to upset the old brochials.

[imark]

Anybody know where we can get potassium metabisulfite?

[Ciderhead]

http://blog.eckraus.com/blog/wine-making-tricks-and-tips/a-simple-guide-to-metabisulfites

https://www.thehomebrewcompany.ie/sodium-metabisulphite-500g-p-1424.html

http://www.homebrewwest.ie/potassium-metabisulfite-vinoferm-campden-100-grams-2826-p.asp

[imark]

Hadn't spotted the one in homebrewwest...out of stock atm.

I thought the sodium left a residue but maybe I confused it with the residual sodium? 

If there is no residue off either...and it will be getting dumped then it's not an issue I guess.