I clean mine by pumping hot Oxyclean through my SS cane and hose for about 5 min, every 4 to 5 uses with no problems yet. I spray sanitizer, Iodine, inside for a few min before use. I am wondering what else works
Ed B
Ed B
I have a long brush like the one shown and it will go up to the curve halfway then I insert in the other cane end to do the other side. I can tell the brush gets in there because it bends.Have you tried this? I cant find anything to go around the neck. It looks great for tubes and hoses
Ed B
Wait until you use some BKF and a long 5/16" OD diptube/draw brush on the inside of that cane...For the heck of it, I ran some hot PBW water through it [...], and I could not believe how much color came out of the cane.
Looks like I will try one, thanksI have a long brush like the one shown and it will go up to the curve halfway then I insert in the other cane end to do the other side. I can tell the brush gets in there because it bends.
I'm thinking I'd better step up my post-racking sanitation protocol...
I just rinse it after use and soak it in StarSan before the next use. But I rarely use it. I used it today for the first time in years.
I pull a bit of soapy water thru it first, but it's mostly just a rinse with tubing (which just got the same treatment) attached.. I've just washed stuff since 1994. It's the same cane and 6 feet of tubing I got back in 1994. No infections.It is clear so I just flush water.
I thought that too.Nothing, no crud, dirty water, nothing. I guess a good rinse with soap and water works fine
Is it a (true) cane, a single pipe that needs to be pre-primed? Or an auto siphon?Rinse with water, then with star san.
At least, I used to.
Then I left it to dry and one of those mud house building insects decided to build in it. And that stuff is solid!
Got it visually clean by using a skewer, cloth on metal string, soaking etc.
But may have damaged the inside a bit. Not easy to get a new one, unfortunately.
So now I soak in (diluted) vinegar/chlorine mix, then rinse with water. Then with star san.
I do this before and after use.
So far so good....
I'd rather use a good old cane instead of an air-sucking auto siphon. Oxidation is real!Hoping to get a new auto syphon sometime soon.
Oh stop that superstitious mumbo jumbo. Oxygen doesn't exist.Is it a (true) cane, a single pipe that needs to be pre-primed? Or an auto siphon?
Is that cane plastic (acrylic) or stainless?
Plastic will get scratched or scuffed much easier, you can't really put any "grit" or even (course) scouring powder on it. Even a brush with some dirt or a few grains of sand in it can scratch it. Light surface scratches are probably acceptable, as long as they're not too deep.
I'd rather use a good old cane instead of an air-sucking auto siphon. Oxidation is real!
Try to do everything possible to prevent air from coming in contact with beer.
I've seen threads discussing air being sucked in around the "plunger" on the end of the cane part in some cases, but I didn't think it was necessarily a problem. I watch for air bubbles when racking and haven't seen any. There have been suggestions of pouring a little Star San (or maybe beer) into the outer tube so that air can't get in - only the Star San or beer would be sucked in. I used to use a plain cane and tube, filled with Star San to prime it. But lowering it into the bucket with my thumb over the end bothered me - my arm might touch the side of the bucket. What are your thoughts?I'd rather use a good old cane instead of an air-sucking auto siphon. Oxidation is real!
Try to do everything possible to prevent air from coming in contact with beer.
I used to have this unit and loved the hell out of it. Lost mine in the fire but will get it again at some point.The cleaning an auto-siphon thing did make me seriously consider one of these:
https://www.brewsensible.com/Has anyone on here tried one out? A bit pricey for an autosiphon, but it really does look like 'The Last One You'll Ever Buy'.
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balrod, I use the same plastic tray to clean and star san my gear. I purchased two more for washing and star san when I do a few bottles.Just for kicks I photographed one of my racking tubings in the same pan as the pseudo-closed-transfer-return-gas line. I wonder which one was for beer...
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But the autosiphon is nice and clear.
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