Hi!
A few beginners questions about cleaning and sanitising.
I've done some reading on this forum and noticed that there are many different cleaners & sanitisers but most of them (bar bleach) do not seem to be available in the UK.
1) Cleaners:
Everyone seems to be very happy with Oxyclean: Can this be just substituted with sodium percarbonate?
If I am using pure sodium percarbonate, what proportion should I mix it with water?
2) Sanitisers:
Is Potassium metabisulphate any good? That's what I got from the local homebrew store when I got a starter kit.
I can get some Iodophor but only in very large amounts (5L).
I have access to a lot of isopropyl alcohol (stock it for leatherwork) but it does not seem to be a the best sanitiser so I'd rather use something else.
And of course there is bleach.
So out of the 4 above, which sanitiser would you recommend?
Thank you for the advice.
A few beginners questions about cleaning and sanitising.
I've done some reading on this forum and noticed that there are many different cleaners & sanitisers but most of them (bar bleach) do not seem to be available in the UK.
1) Cleaners:
Everyone seems to be very happy with Oxyclean: Can this be just substituted with sodium percarbonate?
If I am using pure sodium percarbonate, what proportion should I mix it with water?
2) Sanitisers:
Is Potassium metabisulphate any good? That's what I got from the local homebrew store when I got a starter kit.
I can get some Iodophor but only in very large amounts (5L).
I have access to a lot of isopropyl alcohol (stock it for leatherwork) but it does not seem to be a the best sanitiser so I'd rather use something else.
And of course there is bleach.
So out of the 4 above, which sanitiser would you recommend?
Thank you for the advice.