Is PBW on its own a decent dirt dissolver / sanitiser or do you need to use it with a second cleaning regime?
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PBW on its own
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Re: PBW on its own
Warm PBW is a very good remover of crudd, but I've always used starsan (or equivalent) afterwards - either directly afterwards and/or just prior to next use (I think five star chemicals recommend something like that).
So far I can't find much to convince me that PBW is as biologically comprehensive as the better sanitisers (though obviously any cleaning helps). Flushing/spraying with starsan takes very little effort so I'd need a good reason not to bother with it as an addition, even if it did turn out to be slightly belt and braces. If anyone has any facts on the effectiveness of PBW (not vwp) as a sanitiser I'd be interested to know, though - I'm working more on a lack of evidence than true negative.
Also, it usually suits me to separate the functions of physical and biological cleanliness - I can soak then rinse the PBW and any dissolved matter out with a garden hose in the yard by the drains and upend it on the lawn or something to drip dry, without bothering too much about sanitation during all that messiness; that can happen later in more hospitable surroundings.
Finally for me usually there is a period of storage between cleaning after use and coming to next use the equipment. If i can't dry the equipment for storage then I prefer any damp residue to be inhospitable/acidic starsan rather than plain rinse water (I would never use PBW as no-rinse), and to me it makes sense to sanitise before use as well so that any dodyness in storage doesn't matter.
Cheers
kev
So far I can't find much to convince me that PBW is as biologically comprehensive as the better sanitisers (though obviously any cleaning helps). Flushing/spraying with starsan takes very little effort so I'd need a good reason not to bother with it as an addition, even if it did turn out to be slightly belt and braces. If anyone has any facts on the effectiveness of PBW (not vwp) as a sanitiser I'd be interested to know, though - I'm working more on a lack of evidence than true negative.
Also, it usually suits me to separate the functions of physical and biological cleanliness - I can soak then rinse the PBW and any dissolved matter out with a garden hose in the yard by the drains and upend it on the lawn or something to drip dry, without bothering too much about sanitation during all that messiness; that can happen later in more hospitable surroundings.
Finally for me usually there is a period of storage between cleaning after use and coming to next use the equipment. If i can't dry the equipment for storage then I prefer any damp residue to be inhospitable/acidic starsan rather than plain rinse water (I would never use PBW as no-rinse), and to me it makes sense to sanitise before use as well so that any dodyness in storage doesn't matter.
Cheers
kev
Kev