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Hi Guys,
Would anyone care to comment on using sugar soap to clean brewing gear?
It "seems" from the research that I am doing that Sugar Soap has the same active ingredient as Pink Stain Remover, which is Tri Sodium Phospate?
I have used PSR quite a few times and it seems to be pretty good, even more powerful than napisan/sodium perc? (I guess that statement depends on many factors, eg concentration, soak times, temp etc, but u get my drift)
Anyway, I have soaked some demijohns (see below story) in bleach solution (non acidified...thats next if I have to), napisan solution, but I am still not happy. ALMOST good as new, but still not happy. Anyway....
Just chucking it out there what do people know about sugar soap being TSP and PSR being TSP? Interchangeable (depending on concentrations of course?)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_soap
Anyway.....I have a few glass demijohns (2-3L - havent measured yet, at least 2L) that have been used for wine making and they were under a house for 15-20 (possibly more) years with wine still in them. (Wine no good)....so much crud and crap etc.
Wanting to clean them up, prob wont use them for brewing, MAYBE for a yeast starter, but ONLY if i can get them sparkly clean Plastic I would chuck, but there isnt any reason why I couldnt get glass back to good as new.
Hey...check this link out...I dont see how he got the results he did with bleach (Streaking?) but the rest of what he says is food for thought. VINEGAR and RICE!!?!?!?! WTF.....I tried it though, looks like it works well
http://www.aeroandclarkie.co.uk/cleaningdemijohns.php
Rendo
EDIT: Upon closer inspection it looks like this vinegar/rice combo has come up really nicely in getting the caked on grime that the bleach and napisan wasnt shifting (note the bleach and napisan did get rid of nearly 100%....I am after 100% and nothing less ). I will experiment some more.
I know I will end up soaking with bleach, water and vinegar...potent stuff....f#$king awesome! BEWARE!
Would anyone care to comment on using sugar soap to clean brewing gear?
It "seems" from the research that I am doing that Sugar Soap has the same active ingredient as Pink Stain Remover, which is Tri Sodium Phospate?
I have used PSR quite a few times and it seems to be pretty good, even more powerful than napisan/sodium perc? (I guess that statement depends on many factors, eg concentration, soak times, temp etc, but u get my drift)
Anyway, I have soaked some demijohns (see below story) in bleach solution (non acidified...thats next if I have to), napisan solution, but I am still not happy. ALMOST good as new, but still not happy. Anyway....
Just chucking it out there what do people know about sugar soap being TSP and PSR being TSP? Interchangeable (depending on concentrations of course?)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_soap
Anyway.....I have a few glass demijohns (2-3L - havent measured yet, at least 2L) that have been used for wine making and they were under a house for 15-20 (possibly more) years with wine still in them. (Wine no good)....so much crud and crap etc.
Wanting to clean them up, prob wont use them for brewing, MAYBE for a yeast starter, but ONLY if i can get them sparkly clean Plastic I would chuck, but there isnt any reason why I couldnt get glass back to good as new.
Hey...check this link out...I dont see how he got the results he did with bleach (Streaking?) but the rest of what he says is food for thought. VINEGAR and RICE!!?!?!?! WTF.....I tried it though, looks like it works well
http://www.aeroandclarkie.co.uk/cleaningdemijohns.php
Rendo
EDIT: Upon closer inspection it looks like this vinegar/rice combo has come up really nicely in getting the caked on grime that the bleach and napisan wasnt shifting (note the bleach and napisan did get rid of nearly 100%....I am after 100% and nothing less ). I will experiment some more.
I know I will end up soaking with bleach, water and vinegar...potent stuff....f#$king awesome! BEWARE!