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Wm John Ivey
Intermediate Member
Username: Fat_elvis
Post Number: 265
Registered: 02-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 02:22 am: | 
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Okay I forgot to rinse out my carboy after soaking in oxyclean, now I have granules all over and having a tuff time using the carboy brush to scrub. Any thoughts
John |
MacGregor Outkast
New Member
Username: Macgregor
Post Number: 16
Registered: 03-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 02:33 am: |
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rinse? |
Doug Pescatore
Senior Member
Username: Doug_p
Post Number: 1054
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 02:39 am: |
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something acidic. It is like lime scale so even lime away would be worth while lookig at.
-Doug |
Heath
Junior Member
Username: Frizedo
Post Number: 92
Registered: 09-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 03:38 am: |
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vineger.... |
don price
Advanced Member
Username: Donzoid
Post Number: 511
Registered: 02-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 03:51 am: |
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CLR |
William B Roberts
Junior Member
Username: Bill_r
Post Number: 49
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 06:56 am: |
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I have no Idea what Oxyclean , I use StarSan but this should apply:
Fill it with water, let it soak & after a day or so, rinse the •••• out of it with hot water, & then fill it & check the pH to see if the pH level matches your normal tap water. |
Hophead
Senior Member
Username: Hophead
Post Number: 1085
Registered: 03-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 07:28 am: |
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Wm, warm water will dilute and you'll be fine. Don't use more than 1 scoop per 5 gallons in da future... |
ScottDeW
Member
Username: Scott
Post Number: 210
Registered: 03-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 01:50 pm: |
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Cheap vinegar.
I get lazy and have this happen every so often.
Every so often? Heck, I keep vinegar on hand so I can be lazy. Heh.
Scott
http://texanbrew.com
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Bill Pierce
Moderator
Username: Billpierce
Post Number: 1581
Registered: 01-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 03:14 pm: |
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White vinegar is the cheapest and most easily available source of acid for cleaning. There's a reason your grandmother likely used it. |
Wm John Ivey
Intermediate Member
Username: Fat_elvis
Post Number: 266
Registered: 02-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 03:40 pm: |
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Thanks guys, and I hope you were being funny Mac . I spent the good part of two hours cussing over my laziness, not that I'm gonna change. At least I cleaned the carboy first and didn't leave the crud in it for a week.
John |
Bob McCouch
Intermediate Member
Username: Vector
Post Number: 341
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Friday, December 24, 2004 - 04:22 pm: |
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I've had the same problem and vinegar hasn't always gotten all of it off. In those cases, I've used StarSan with a very low dilution rate, nearly 1:1. It does the job very quickly.
You obviously don't need 2.5 gal of StarSan syrup... I use 2-4 oz and another 2-4 of water and slowly roll it around the vessel. |
Bill Pierce
Moderator
Username: Billpierce
Post Number: 1594
Registered: 01-2002
| | Posted on Friday, December 24, 2004 - 04:56 pm: |
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If vinegar isn't strong enough, CLR or Star San should do the job. |
PaulK
Member
Username: Paulk
Post Number: 134
Registered: 02-2003
| | Posted on Friday, December 24, 2004 - 05:02 pm: |
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CLR is a guaranteed fix. I had a bad case of these crystals in a keg after a forgotten soaking with Oxyclean. The inside of the keg was like 40 grit sandpaper. Straight vinegar and scrubbing didn't do a thing. A fairly strong mix of CLR however removed all traces instantly. |
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