Cleaning vinyl tubing

[Jimmie]

Any suggestions or information sites on cleaning techniques for vinyl tubing for small scale home brewing. I am new to this forum and relatively new to brewing. Thanks!

 

[day_trippr]

Beer Line Cleaner (aka BLC) will do the cleaning job well, followed by a thorough rinse with clean water ...

Cheers!

 

[tphjr]

Any suggestions or information sites on cleaning techniques for vinyl tubing for small scale home brewing. I am new to this forum and relatively new to brewing. Thanks!

I rinse the tubing I use for transfering while I'm brewing with very hot water then I hang it to dry. And I throw it away when it starts to look dark. Vinyl tubing is so cheap and one infection will more than cover the cost of replacement!

 

[Cyclman]

I soak mine for an hour or so in very hot PBW. Then rinse very thoroughly in very hot water. Hasn't darkened or stained in one year, haven't replaced it yet.

 

[tphjr]

Mine takes longer than a year to show its age and I brew about once a month.

 

[Indian_villager]

I hook mine up to a racking cane and rack some bleach from one vessel to another.

 

[MrMonkey]

I took a piece (~7.5') of 18 AWG wire, stripped a couple inches, made an eyelet & soldered w/ lead free solder. Then I take a 1.25" x 1.25" square patch used for cleaning gun barrels and thread it through the eyelet. Push the wire through the hose and slowly pull the patch through.

I have a drying hook above my sink near the ceiling & I tied the wire to it & slowly rotated the hose as I pulled the patch through it. Same thing with the racking cane (hard piece).

Mine was getting slimy even after sitting in starsan, or maybe even Especially. I used to pump some sanitizer through it then hang it but even with somewhat thorough practice it got dirtier than I liked.

I used to do the same thing with my camelback water lines using a coat hanger and patch - this works better.