Soda Crystals

onlooker · Post by **onlooker** » Tue May 01, 2007 11:25 am

Oh OK.

We call it caustic as well, great for nuking plastic fermentors & mash tuns.

james_m_r · Post by **james_m_r** » Tue May 01, 2007 11:28 pm

Is there a max time limit you should leave your equipment in a half cup to 5 gallon solution for?

PieOPah · Post by **PieOPah** » Wed May 02, 2007 6:15 am

20 minutes is probably a good length of time to soak.

james_m_r · Post by **james_m_r** » Wed May 02, 2007 8:38 am

DaaB wrote:That should shift most stuff but I haven't found any problems leaving it longer.

Good as I left some of my stuff in overnight a couple of days ago.

maxashton · Post by **maxashton** » Wed May 02, 2007 12:49 pm

I think my water must be hard, i get a scale when i soak in this stuff, even after rinsing.

Not sure what else could cause it.

A brief rinse with a few mils of acetic in water clears it off, but i worry about it.

Its worse when i use oxy instead of soda

james_m_r · Post by **james_m_r** » Wed May 02, 2007 2:59 pm

After the prolonged soak my syphon tube seems cloudy now instead of clear. How often should these be replaced anyway? It's just the 3/8" tube I am talking about.

Scooby · Post by **Scooby** » Wed May 02, 2007 4:32 pm

james_m_r wrote:After the prolonged soak my syphon tube seems cloudy now instead of clear. How often should these be replaced anyway? It's just the 3/8" tube I am talking about.

I replace all my tubing every 10-15 brews, It's only 60 or 70p per metre so no big deal and as you say it can get cloudy and grungy looking.

Phill · Post by **Phill** » Sun May 13, 2007 7:23 pm

Hello, someone mentioned that soda crystals are good for cleaning glasses. As the head on my beer disappeared rather quickly last night I was wondering if the grubiness of my glasses might be contributing. Can I wash them by putting crystals in the dish washer or is it best to soak them in the sink?

tubby_shaw · Post by **tubby_shaw** » Mon May 14, 2007 9:30 am

Phill wrote:Hello, someone mentioned that soda crystals are good for cleaning glasses. As the head on my beer disappeared rather quickly last night I was wondering if the grubiness of my glasses might be contributing. Can I wash them by putting crystals in the dish washer or is it best to soak them in the sink?

We have a dishwasher, but I wont let my beer glasses anywhere near it

It's the rinse aid in your dishwasher that is destroying the head on your beer

Wash your beer glasses by hand and rinse and dry them well and everything will be OK

Phill · Post by **Phill** » Mon May 14, 2007 9:48 am

Okay, no more dish washer for the pint glasses then. How do pubs clean there glasses then? They always seem to have dishwasher type machines or dont they use the same chemicals.

oxford brewer · Post by **oxford brewer** » Mon May 14, 2007 2:11 pm

Phill wrote:Okay, no more dish washer for the pint glasses then. How do pubs clean there glasses then? They always seem to have dishwasher type machines or dont they use the same chemicals.

Thats why the head on beer in most pubs doesnt last long either!

RabMaxwell · Post by **RabMaxwell** » Tue May 15, 2007 3:21 am

I keep a spray bottle of week beer line cleaner beside my sink quick spray followed by rinse

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