Cleaning products

[Donny]

Hey everyone,

What are people's thoughts on using OXY cleaners for cleaning carboys?

Ive acquired 2 pressure barrels that need a really good clean by one of them has a 2" neck and it's impossible to get in there to give it a good scrub. (phrasing)

[Damien M]

OXY will clean them. but don't leave it in too long a hour or so and rinse. Thurles (midlands temporary hard) water will cause a scaling on the tide line of left too long. Oxy will definitely soften the crud 

[DEMPSEY]

It is also temperature dependent. It work best at around 40C.

[DEMPSEY]

T'is slippy stuff when it gets on the outside of the container so be careful when you try lifting

[BrewDorg]

What's the logic behind not leaving Oxy too long? Just wondering because I often leave my stuff soaking in Oxy for days.

[Damien M]

What's the logic behind not leaving Oxy too long? Just wondering because I often leave my stuff soaking in Oxy for days.

I'm sure there is science behind it. I left a Carboy too long with OXy and a hard water scale formed particularly at the surface of the water tide line. I had to do an acid wash to remove. 

[imark]

What's the logic behind not leaving Oxy too long? Just wondering because I often leave my stuff soaking in Oxy for days.

I'm sure there is science behind it. I left a Carboy too long with OXy and a hard water scale formed particularly at the surface of the water tide line. I had to do an acid wash to remove.

Had similar experience

[Donny]

Cheers lads, picked up a box from eurogiant for €4. No dyes or fragrance.

OXY will clean them. but don't leave it in too long a hour or so and rinse. Thurles (midlands temporary hard) water will cause a scaling on the tide line of left too long. Oxy will definitely soften the crud 

Cheers Damian, was planning on leaving it over night until I saw this.

[Leann ull]

Youl will get a bleach migration into the resin with long term exposure.
30 Min soak 60 degree wash should shift everything.
If it doesn't empty and repeat.

[oblivious]

T'is slippy stuff when it gets on the outside of the container so be careful when you try lifting

That's not the cleaner, it the base reacting with the fat in you skin to make soap!!

You literally cleaning yourself

[Donny]

T'is slippy stuff when it gets on the outside of the container so be careful when you try lifting

That's not the cleaner, it the base reacting with the fat in you skin to make soap!!

You literally cleaning yourself

[BrewDorg]

Youl will get a bleach migration into the resin with long term exposure.
30 Min soak 60 degree wash should shift everything.
If it doesn't empty and repeat.

Would it be OK for stainless? Have my stainless fermenter soaking right now and won't be home until Sunday. To be honest I always soak my kettle and fermenter for days..

[Fatcontro11er]

I have a chlorine taint in a pressure barrel how can I get rid of it???

[Leann ull]

Soak with water and SS. How did it get there in the first place? Stored for long term.? That will come into your beer as it's in the vessel now
No plastic container should be exposed to chemicals more than 24 hours unless it's your long term storage vessel.
Even starsan "rots" the plunger and mister  in spray bottles.

[Fatcontro11er]

I must have left it soaking for too long! But any amount of soaking  in water hasn't got rid so far!