Ordering liquids annoys me, since I always have to pay for shipping. I realized iodophor is sold as a powder, so I decided to make my own. This only makes sense if you want to make several gallons, or if you can get the powder in small quantity. Note that this is not the same as BTF Iodophor or IO Star. It is more similar to teat dip or Betadine. This sanitizer should be used at pH <= 5.0, while BTF Iodophor supposedly doesn't have that restriction. Fortunately, we can formulate the... Read more ..read more

Currently I am using a 50/50 mix of tsp and oxiclean in my bottle washer. Is there a better mix? With a sanitizer?. Using cold water, but after 30 minutes, the water is quite hot. From thr pump motor I guess ..read more

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This is my CIP system that I clean kegs and fermenters. I generally CIP with PBW for 30 minutes. Just wondering how long you CIP for. Prior to CIP I manually clean all visible deposits ..read more

I just transferred wine that has been aging from my car boy into wine bottles that I cleaned but did not sterilize I am planning on transferring the wine BACK into my cleaned & STERILIZED Car boy so as to reclean & sterilize my wine bottles- shall I add metabasulfite to the wine in the car boy after I transfer it & if so how much & is this even a good idea? I’m trying to save my wine it’s really good! Btw I added a couple shots of makers mark to it some months ago so it’s got some... Read more ..read more

What I've found that works good, is automatic dishwasher detergent in my keg washer, sometimes I'll add in a bit of oxy as well ..read more

When looking into making a CIP system, it didn't seem like there was a tried and true way of going about it. Hopefully this post can guide some in the future and also serve as a thanks for (once again) all of the ideas I have gathered from this site. I might add a tri-clamp connection to make it easier to connect to my conical, but other than that, I am very happy with the result. Parts: -Stainless pump from Harbor freight... Read more ..read more

I figured out today that I could recirculate rinse water through my duotight beer line with a submersible pump. As long as you have a pump that accepts 1/2” thread the 9.5 mm evabarrier line fits over the floating dip tube after a soak in hot water. Then I just connected my liquid out disconnect to the post on top of my fermonster lid. I suspect this would work for cleaning the line too but I don’t trust the chemical touching the pump ..read more

It's not much, but I thought it was worth sharing. Had trouble filling buckets in the bathtub. Punched a few holes in an oxyclean container and it works like a charm ..read more

I'm thinking about building a CIP system for my 17gal plastic fermenter. (Getting tired of making 20 gallons of solution and soaking it..) Looking at pumps at Harbor Freight, this one looks pretty good http://www.harborfreight.com/34-horsepower-clear-water-pump-69297-8705.html Anyone used this before ..read more