Question for the Brewers

[Joeboy]

All my pipework, sparge sprinkler and cooling coil were copper.

[Mr Gus]

Copper tape is what they are putting on rental Voi scooters, I'm wondering what they get cleaned with when picked up for charging & fixing?

Keen to use as much pre-existing home cupboard chems as possible but thought I'd ask you guys, so much brewing stuff has been hijacked for covid related matters of late that its worth knowing what back ups are out there, because "this winter" (is coming) ..& better to workaround a jam than get stuck in it, & it's looking a bit Brexit-onimous with all the trucking/ covid/ stuck ship / chip shortages going on.

I've run out of Hydrogen peroxide, & citric acid so will be buying in some of that & getting questioned at the chemists. (551 solution)

[Joeboy]

I never went beyond thin bleach at about 20p per 2 ltrs.

[Joeboy]

I also did some wild beers with various Bretts but that was in standalone wild brewing kit. Hard to kill brett and didn't want to infect my main system. Ah the days!

[Joeboy]

Almost forgot, soda crystal in 1kg bags for cleaning out the kettle. Works very well.

[Mr Gus]

Almost forgot, soda crystal in 1kg bags for cleaning out the kettle. Works very well.

Innocent name for a horrible chemical, ..you can tell I hate the stuff.

Trade chem Citric acid is £6.49 for a kilo delivered, got some Isopropanol alcohol at the same time, .. clean solar panels

[Joeboy]

I am unaware of its nastiness?

[Mr Gus]

Damn, getting Sodium Carbonate & Sodium Hydroxide (caustic soda) confused again, ..happens alot!

[spread-tee]

I bought a !kg bag of Sodium Metabishulphite AKA campden tablets, AKA "Milton" to sterilise all our brewing kit, so far no real contamination problems.
It's also good for stopping the fermentation too if you should need to, cost a couple of quid delivered via flea-*ay

Epds

[Bugtownboy]

Damn, getting Sodium Carbonate & Sodium Hydroxide (caustic soda) confused again, ..happens alot!

Whoooo ! There’s always a first time.