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How can I clean an old carboy?

I received a 5 gallon carboy that I want to use but it has some crud in the curve of the bottle. What's the best way to clean this off?
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Cleaning up the sweat & flux

What is a effective way to clean the inside of copper fittings after sweating them together? [Edit: eye candy] See here for eye-candy.
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Keeping a bottle of no-rinse sanitiser

Some sanitisers, like star-san, chemipro oxi and betadine are no-rinse in certain dilutions. Star-san can additionaly be kept diluted in a bottle for months and used whenever one w …
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How do you clean and fill a keg manually?

What equipment is required to clean and fill a commercial keg (not one adapted for homebrewing), before paying for a full blown keg washer and filler? Is this even possible?
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How do you clean scorched wort off stainless steel?

Kettles, mash tuns, infants, etc
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Cleaning difficult krausen ring off Better Bottle

My latest brew has left a ring from the krausen just past the neck of my Better Bottle. I am on my third soak with a little bleach and warm water. Usually this does the trick, but …
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Are One-Step and OxyClean the same thing?

They're both perchlorate-based cleaners. I was thinking of buying some OxyClean when I ran out of One-Step and my LHBS only carried PBW and StarSan, but One-Step has worked so wel …
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Is it safe to use swing-tops?

I just started brewing my first batch (yay!) and want to set up for bottling while I wait. My question is simple: Can I start using Swing-Tops like Grolsch to bottle my beer? I've …
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How do I clean a sankey pump?

What is the best way to clean a sankey pump it after I use it so it doesn't get moldy inside?