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hi
just wanted to know what sterilizers you
think are the best?
my first brew i used Coopers (sodium percarbonate).
But ive just used boiling water for everithing on the
yeast starter ive just done.Thank god i found this site
before i followed the kit instuctions again
Last edited by beeroclock on Tuesday Aug 08, 2006 2:06 pm, edited 1 time in total.
beeroclock wrote:hi
just wanted to know what serilizers you
think are the best?
my first brew i used Coopers (sodium percarbonate).
But ive just used boiling water for everithing on the
yeast starter ive just done.Thank god i found this site
before i followed the kit instuctions again
At a guess i would think u mean steraliser and the one i use is called sterex but they all work good including sodium metabasulphate, bleach, stericlean etc.
as long as they do the job its all good ( u will know if they dont work )
but i wouldnt trust hot water unless it is absoloutely scorching!
I use Iodophor - as Duane says just 1ml per litre - very economical.
Also use Milton tablets at times too.
"Not all chemicals are bad. Without chemicals such as hydrogen and oxygen, for example, there would be no way to make water, a vital ingredient in beer." - Dave Barry.
I don't use anything anymore. I have come to the conclusion it is a waste of time. I haven't used any sterilising agent for the last 6 months and have not had any problems. I give everything a proper clean with hot water and thats good enough. If there is a need for heavy cleaning after a particularly messy ferment, then the Chux and washing soda does the trick. Other than this a hot rinse will do.
I'm with terry on this one, I too have seen the light. Everything except the bottles get the hot water. Bottles get a rinse of that baby bottle sanitiser and that's it.
I usually wash the fermenter with bleach straight after I've bottled. Then I rinse with scortching hot water. When I am ready to start a new brew, I steralize with sodium metabisulphate. I don't mind the smell and it seems to do the trick.
Terry, the hot water's probably doing the sterilizing for you.
Thats my story and I'm sticking to it. Besides, I would only rinse any sterilising agent off with tap water so whats the difference? In my opinion, it is better to wash away any nasties rather than just kill them which is why I don't trust these no rinse agents.
