Pbw

[lobo]

i cant seem to find this info anywhere.

how many grams per litre do ppl use. have had a go at online convirsions, and am struggling atm.

cheers,

Lobo

 

[glaab]

GDay Lobo,

usually about 10g/ litre give or take.

 

[Gout]

i use one teaspoon to a 2.5 Lt of water.

thats my general usage however on the container it has all sorts of different dilutions.

 

[lobo]

thanks lads, thats a fair bit of difference there tho. just saw on ross's website that typical usage is 1 teaspoon in 2.5l of warm water. have just put in what i thought was the directions on the container, and within 10mins, the bucket of water is black from my plate chiller! unbelievable! i did a stout 2 brews ago and flushed it well as always and also soaked it in a weak solution of pbw in the laundry trough for a cupla days as per normal. lifting it and circulating it every now and then.

now i know where my infection has been coming from. will have to stay ontop of this form now on.

Lobo

 

[peas_and_corn]

I use 15mL/10L

 

[cliffo]

now i know where my infection has been coming from. will have to stay ontop of this form now on.
Lobo

A few months ago I did the same thing as I was getting regular infections...couldn't believe what came out of my plate chiller...disgusting!

Now it gets a regular PBW cleaning after each brew day and I'm confident that that will be enough to keep it clean.

cliffo

 

[Dazza_devil]

Is this stuff only good as an overnight soaker or does it have a use as something to give a quick clean and rinse before sanitising?
Would it be best to give things a soak in it and how long is neccessary?

 

[Kleiny]

Is this stuff only good as an overnight soaker or does it have a use as something to give a quick clean and rinse before sanitising?
Would it be best to give things a soak in it and how long is neccessary?

I find it does a good job within 30min if its used with warm to hot water.

I usually fill what ever i am cleaning and let it sit but now with the keg washer i just let it run on each keg or fermenter for 20-30min and it gets them clean.

Wouldn't hurt to use it for a 5min rinse before sanitising as most of the sanitisers are not cleaners and wont get in behind the grime if its still there.

Kleiny

 

[brendo]

+1 for what Kleiny said...

If I have time, I will let it sit overnight (sometimes longer depending on how lazy I am), otherwise 20-30 mins usually gets the job done, with a little bit of elbow grease if required.

Brendo