Secrets to Cleaning and Sanitizing For Home Brewers

In this video, I explain the process to cleaning and sanitizing your brewing equipment.
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[@cotteeskid]

Glad to see the glass drink dispenser in vid used for brewing. Makes me feel better about the few I just bought second hand to try some smaller batches of mead with different flavours.

[@mandlawi]

Thanks a lot, that was helpful

[@SillyMoon]

Nice and thorough. Thanks dude you’ve got a sub from me. Keep up the good work bro. 👊🤟

[@StoneyardVineyards]

Cheers, a lot of good advice in your video ,stay thirsty .

[@MatoNupai]

Thank you for talking on this subject. Cleanliness and sanitation should be first lesson learned by every new home brewer. If you watch videos of home brewers using a condom or balloon for an airlock stop thr vid and watch another video. Even Pawpaw’s slightly loosened cap to allow the pressure out is light years ahead of balloons and condoms. The best choice is ALWAYS an airlock or blow off tube. The loosened lid works and works very well but it’s in third place.

[@ganni025]

Great video...jp from malta

[@Cerevisi]

nice

[@maximemottet1930]

My first mead batch going down the sink made me clic this video at 2:25 in the morning 🙈

[@Solice-lx8mk]

Video starts at 1:47

[@Limpnoodle22]

soap isnt suggested for cleaning as it can leave a oil residue or frangrance that could hinder the taste of the beer.

[@AngSimplengLutuin]

Hi... sir can i use "suma j-512 diversey" as a no rinse sanitizer.. does anyone tried it already? Thank u in advance

[@brewthatbeer5651]

I use OxiClean and starsan for everything.

[@MatoNupai]

Good choices. Cleanliness and sanitation are VITAL in home brewing. Oxyclean is a very good cleaner without any flavors or fragrances The only thing I found better is PBW. Starsan excellent sanitizer. I used potassium metabisulfite for years. I have bought One Step but it has not arrived yet

[@tigerrat8]

i never use cems just very good rinse then sit it in the sun ,never had a problem

[@smithy1578]

This is how I would sanitize well water can confirm the power of UV light is amazing

[@miramagia1234]

Can i use boiling water to sanitize?

[@collinnewberry]

I’ve had two batches go sour “vinegar” tasting. I’ve cleaned and sanitized to no end and still the same result for the second batch. I read it could be wild yeast or bacteria in the air. How do you get around that? Not sure what to do next. I’m afraid to keep brewing as dumping 5 gallons twice in a row is getting discouraging.

[@tigerrat8]

is it getting to warm perhaps

[@collinnewberry]

@@tigerrat8 I was able to keep both batches at 66F including bottle conditioning. With little temp variation, +/- 1 degree. I’ve since produced a third batch (currently in dry hop conditioning), but I moved the whole operation outside. Nothing was done in the house.

[@tigerrat8]

@@collinnewberry i use brew kits you making real from start? have not tried that would like to though

[@8Jory]

From what I understand it's acetobacter converting the alcohol to acetic acid (vinegar). It's an aerobic process meaning it needs oxygen. Generally speaking the brewing process is anaerobic process meaning it needs an environment with little to no oxygen, which the yeast usually do for you as they produce CO2 as part of the fermentation process. All of that being said, I would venture a guess that at some point in your process you are introducing too much oxygen to your brew after the initial fermentation. Examples of that would be too much sloshing during transfer, stirring too vigorously after fermentation is finished, shaking your brew to mix it after racking. Long story short, oxygen is your enemy in this regard so try to figure out how that's getting into the system, then try to figure out how to eliminate that.

[@timdybala7127]

Can I use ammonia as a sanitizer&

[@nathangunter75]

No

[@cheechchong3358]

So don’t rinse equipment after sanitizing?

[@angelesteban6183]

sour

[@HaleBopp]

Cleanliness is next to Godliness in an Irishman's dictionary.

[@Domogled]

The first 2 minutes were just blah blah. I'm sorry, but that's the truth. The last 3 minutes were educational, but I almost stopped the movie because of that pointless blah blah. Otherwise, thanks for the advice.