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I've been doing the Oxi-Clean soak (usually 2-3 days), and bleach water pumping on all of my glass fermenters (call me old school) without any issues until recently.
Out of the blue, I go an infection in a UK Mild that I couldn't immediately pinpoint. But one thing had changed in my process...: I used an off-brand of oxygen cleaner. I went from using Oxi-Clean (Free) to using the brand at Big Lots ( think it was Big Lots), made by All. (All OXI Laundry Booster for Sensitive Skin, Free Clear).
As it turns out, the formulation of the All product is quite different than Oxi-Clean, and upon further inspection, I noticed water beading after rinsing inside my fermenters, right at the level were the krausen would sit. I think we all know that this is the toughest part of the crud to remove... So even with a long soaking, some crud was left behind, and it wasn't visible to the eye.
Here's what Oxi-Clean Free contains:
And here's what the All brand contains:
Anyways, all this to say, I would NOT recommend using the All brand of oxygen cleaner for cleaning brewing equipment.
Out of the blue, I go an infection in a UK Mild that I couldn't immediately pinpoint. But one thing had changed in my process...: I used an off-brand of oxygen cleaner. I went from using Oxi-Clean (Free) to using the brand at Big Lots ( think it was Big Lots), made by All. (All OXI Laundry Booster for Sensitive Skin, Free Clear).
As it turns out, the formulation of the All product is quite different than Oxi-Clean, and upon further inspection, I noticed water beading after rinsing inside my fermenters, right at the level were the krausen would sit. I think we all know that this is the toughest part of the crud to remove... So even with a long soaking, some crud was left behind, and it wasn't visible to the eye.
Here's what Oxi-Clean Free contains:
And here's what the All brand contains:
Anyways, all this to say, I would NOT recommend using the All brand of oxygen cleaner for cleaning brewing equipment.
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