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Date: 07 Oct 2006 11:46:02
From: Gerard Eberlein
Subject: Cleaning mold/mildew
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follow up on the moldy blowoff bucket. Can I save this bucket? Also my
blowoff tube was in it. Can I clean and sanitize these items with PBW and
StarSan or should I use bleach if I can save them? If bleack what ratio of
bleack to water should I soak them in? Thanx in advance.
Gerard
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Date: 08 Oct 2006 07:41:15
From: Tom Biasi
Subject: Re: Cleaning mold/mildew
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"Gerard Eberlein" <dormouse@charter.net > wrote in message
news:fZPVg.1$Xt4.0@newsfe07.lga...
> follow up on the moldy blowoff bucket. Can I save this bucket? Also my
> blowoff tube was in it. Can I clean and sanitize these items with PBW and
> StarSan or should I use bleach if I can save them? If bleack what ratio of
> bleack to water should I soak them in? Thanx in advance.
>
> Gerard
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>
Bleach will not kill mold. It will bleach it clear and allow you to wipe it
off but it is not dead.
The best solution is straight white vinegar.
Tom
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Date: 08 Oct 2006 10:02:28
From: Adam Preble
Subject: Re: Cleaning mold/mildew
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Gerard Eberlein wrote:
> follow up on the moldy blowoff bucket. Can I save this bucket? Also my
> blowoff tube was in it. Can I clean and sanitize these items with PBW and
> StarSan or should I use bleach if I can save them? If bleack what ratio of
> bleack to water should I soak them in? Thanx in advance.
I have the darndest time trying to clean mold out of tubes. If you want
to push it, hot is better than cold, but you might as well get yourself
a small spool of the stuff and do over.
There's a lot of paranoia over chlorophenols in beer due to using bleach
in the cleaning process. I haven't had this problem, but I've been
pretty judicious about rinsing anything that's been touching bleach. I
let the bleached item soak out in a ventilated area, dump, rinse, and
*dry completely* before I consider using it--where it probably sees some
more water anyways.
This is a plastic bucket, right? Don't scrub it with something too
abrasive, because that'll leave little scratches for nasties to foster
themselves. That would be a bigger issue then that mold.
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Date: 09 Oct 2006 14:56:57
From: John 'Shaggy' Kolesar
Subject: Re: Cleaning mold/mildew
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On Sat, 7 2006 11:46:02 -0400, <dormouse@charter.net > wrote:
> follow up on the moldy blowoff bucket. Can I save this bucket? Also my
> blowoff tube was in it. Can I clean and sanitize these items with PBW and
> StarSan or should I use bleach if I can save them? If bleack what ratio of
> bleack to water should I soak them in? Thanx in advance.
You should be able to save them without any trouble. IMO, just a thorough
cleaning/sanitizing would be fine. A couple "glugs" of bleach in 5 gallons
should be plenty (how's that for precise measurements). I don't remember
off the top of my head what the recommended amount of bleach is, but it's
not a lot. Couple ounces per 5 gallons, or something like that. In
reality though, since the bucket and tubing is all just plastic, I don't
think you can hurt anything by using too much bleach so I wouldn't worry
about it.
John.
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