ericlehtonen
New Member
Hi All, Thanks for having me in your Forum. My name is Eric and I live in beautiful Hobart. I am just starting out brewing apple cider. I have a 25lt carbouy, airlock, hydrometer, a couple of dozen 750ml brew bottles and some Oxyclean. For my first brew I obtained 16lt of freshly squeezed apple juice from one of our local apple orchards and have my first brew going.
I am keen to know more about cleaning and sanitising my equipment. My local brew shop sold me some Oxyclean. He told me to make a solution of this with warm water and leave it in the brewer for 24 hours and then empty and allow it to drain for 24 hours. No rinsing. He made no mention of sanitising.
I am now wanting to prepare my bottles for bottling. What is the best procedure for me to follow? Should I just use the above procedure for my bottles? Should I be rinsing after Oxyclean? Should I be sanitising? Should I have done something different with my brewer? Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I am keen to know more about cleaning and sanitising my equipment. My local brew shop sold me some Oxyclean. He told me to make a solution of this with warm water and leave it in the brewer for 24 hours and then empty and allow it to drain for 24 hours. No rinsing. He made no mention of sanitising.
I am now wanting to prepare my bottles for bottling. What is the best procedure for me to follow? Should I just use the above procedure for my bottles? Should I be rinsing after Oxyclean? Should I be sanitising? Should I have done something different with my brewer? Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks.