Cold water cleaning / rinse

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Cold water cleaning / rinse

Post by masterosouffle » Thu Jul 18, 2013 6:38 pm

I brew out in the garage and only have a cold water feed, without resorting to heating water in the boiler, is there a cleaning retiming that I could use for bottles, FVs and stainless? I would mind a hot soak at a push, but really need a cold rinse...
I use star San to sanitise so am looking at cleaners here

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Re: Cold water cleaning / rinse

Post by Blackaddler » Fri Jul 19, 2013 8:19 am

You could boil a kettle...
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Re: Cold water cleaning / rinse

Post by masterosouffle » Sat Jul 20, 2013 10:19 am

So do I take it that there are no effective cold use or cold rinse cleaners?

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Re: Cold water cleaning / rinse

Post by graemet » Sat Jul 20, 2013 10:21 am

Oxy will work cold, just not as well
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Re: Cold water cleaning / rinse

Post by masterosouffle » Sat Jul 20, 2013 12:19 pm

Biggest problem I have had in he past with using cold water is getting things to dissolve, any idea if this will be an issue with oxy?

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Cold water cleaning / rinse

Post by LeeH » Fri Jul 26, 2013 7:15 pm

masterosouffle wrote:Biggest problem I have had in he past with using cold water is getting things to dissolve, any idea if this will be an issue with oxy?
It won't dissolve very well.



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Re: Cold water cleaning / rinse

Post by paulpj26 » Fri Jul 26, 2013 9:40 pm

Five Star PBW will clean and rinse cold well, although it works better at warmer temps :wink:

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Re: Cold water cleaning / rinse

Post by jmc » Sat Jul 27, 2013 1:52 am

paulpj26 wrote:Five Star PBW will clean and rinse cold well, although it works better at warmer temps :wink:
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Instructions on PBW pot mostly advise warm soaks eg
Run solution for 25 to 30 minutes at temperature between 100F & 160F (38-71C). Immediately after CIP, rinse with clean potable water at same temperature.
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Oxy is similar
When I use Wizz Oxy in garage I dissolve in water thats 50/50 kettle (boiled) water + tap water

Much less chance of it leaving a deposit.

Best to clean and rinse before it gets cold too.

Over night soaks or longer are a PIA to clean as they need a scrub to remove oxy deposit.

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