How To Clean A Brewing System

Whether you like it or not, cleaning is a part of every brew day and every good beer starts with clean equipment! There's a big difference between cleaning and sanitizing. Cleaning removes food and other types of debris from a surfaces. Sanitizing reduces the amount bacteria on the clean surface to safe levels. This video goes over both how to properly clean and sanitize your homebrewing equipment.

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[ronaldb]

Cleaning is half the job when being a brewer. Sometimes it's more. Great video!

[TroubleBrewing]

Great video! For me what I try to do is scrub the kettle as clean as I can with a brush and then the PBW wash is mainly just for the pump/chiller/lines and just a rinse on the kettle. That way you can re-use your PBW assuming it doesn't get too gross. PBW is pretty expensive and can add up quick.

[ElementaryBrewingCo]

I got to brew on a buddy’s Clawhammer last weekend and I’ll tell you what…cleanup was a breeze!!! Making me rethink my whole propane 4 life mindset…

[PatrickSandy]

Great video. I think it is time to invest in a clawhammer system.

[brianenglish]

1oz per gallon seems like a LOT of PBW. I use 1TBSP per 5 gallons and get great results.

[adamr]

It is recommend to rinse an equipment with some acid solution (citric acid or starsan) after alkali clean such PBW.

[thegingerpowerranger]

I circulate the pump with hot tap water with multiple rinses then spray it down with starsan

Pbw after every use is not something over ever considered necessary but I do not run a chiller block so I've got very low chance of gunk getting stored up anywhere in the system

I used to run a chiller block and it was notoriously bad for getting blocked with shite and ruining beer.

[xelaacton]

I can't recommend Oxiclean Free as a PBW alternative enough. Been using it for years, and it's works wonders for cheap. The store brand stuff works fine, too, as long as it's fragrance free. I got lucky and found All's version on a closeout for 75% off and bought 4 tubs. Much likelier to go on sale than PBW at your homebrew store.

[superTomwins]

My heating element has a powdery oxidation looking residue all over it, even after running pbw through and rinsing it. Is there some way I can bring it back to its original polished finish?

[me]

Oxiclean Free. The green top. Does a great job. And cheap.

[BrewingRad]

How do you get the heating element so clean?

[WhipsawWillys]

Finally pulled the trigger on some PBW. It's pricey, but dish soap and bar keepers friend makes for a major struggle getting it clean.

[poisonpotato]

How do you get water out of pump and hoses

[thebackyardbrewer]

Too much PBW! Kegland who makes the same cleaner under a different name recommends 20gm or one supplied scoop per 8L as being sufficient for regular cleaning, just scrub and rinse the kettle first with some hot water. I use this ratio myself and get great results, you could halve that amount you used and get the same results as the recirculation is doing the work for you

[ChuckUnderFire]

2 tablespoons per gallon. It’s exactly right

[triatletaMX]

What a waste of PBW, use about 1-2 gal, only need 1.5 OZ

[wd]

Wait. I dont need to actually scrub the equipment with pbw?? Learn something new everyday

[yra]

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