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4answers
92 views
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?
1
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2answers
60 views
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.
5
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2answers
81 views
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 …
2
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3answers
173 views
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?
3
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6answers
171 views
How do you clean scorched wort off stainless steel?
Kettles, mash tuns, infants, etc
6
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2answers
159 views
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 …
3
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1answer
137 views
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 …
4
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4answers
229 views
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 …
2
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1answer
21 views
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?