Date:         Mon, 30 Dec 2002 12:22:46 -0700
Reply-To:     Ben McCafferty <ben@VOLKSCAFE.COM>
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From:         Ben McCafferty <ben@VOLKSCAFE.COM>
Subject:      Re: A WARNING!!! (Was: Cleaning the water tank!?)
Comments: To: Ward Smith <wsmith@SAN.RR.COM>
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I'd second that.  I have a large trash can of bleach water (1-2 ounces per 5
gallons) that I use to sanitize beer bottles before filling.  Some just let
them dry, but I rinse with hot water after sanitizing.  All traces of
chlorine smell/taste are removed.  Takes about 20-30 minutes to get a decent
sanitizing effect, so maybe run the water pump and fill the lines with the
mix, then run lots of hot water through afterwards and let dry.
tx,
bmc  :)
Ben McCafferty
ben@volkscafe.com

Volks Cafe
1823 Soquel Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA  95062
831-426-1244
http://www.volkscafe.com


> As a home brewer I can add this:
>
> Bleach kills! Good or bad, bacteria or pathogens, it kills them all. It
> should disinfect quite well, and in small concentrations shouldn't harm
> people. How many people do you know that have been killed by swallowing pool
> water? Not many I assure you. The only problem we encounter as home brewers
> with using bleach is that if you don't rinse it thoroughly you will kill
> your "good" yeast that make the beer. As an alternative to bleach, we use