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"Wallacebiy":2tnrtz0i wrote: Clean Everything thoroughly , then clean it again .
then clean it before you use it.
Sanitize with whatever you like as an added precaution.


Remember , people brewed for about 5 thousand years before anyone figured out about sanization .


But clean everything really really well[/quote:2tnrtz0i]


As long as Stuff is Clean the risk of infection is low, but any sanitization method will give you a little voodoo doll reassurance.


Any infection I've got has been from being a little lazy on cleaning and assuming sanitising would sort it out .


There are lots of great sanitizing products , Paracetic acid , Sodium percarbonate , VWP , Starsan, Iodophor , Vinegar and bleach . All great products that will give you extra reassurance . But clean everything thoroughly , before and after use , that is much more important .

Do you sanitise your pots and pans at home after you've washed them ?
Do you sanitise your glassware after washing and before use ?

"Wallacebiy":1uqc21be wrote: Do you sanitise your pots and pans at home after you've washed them ?
Do you sanitise your glassware after washing and before use ?[/quote:1uqc21be]

No, but I don't leave stuff in them for weeks before eating or drinking them either, so they don't need it.

"Lugh Longhand":3s6go20r wrote:

"Wallacebiy":3s6go20r wrote: Do you sanitise your pots and pans at home after you've washed them ?
Do you sanitise your glassware after washing and before use ?[/quote:3s6go20r]

No, but I don't leave stuff in them for weeks before eating or drinking them either, so they don't need it.[/quote:3s6go20r]


Ahhh yes

But beer is filled with Hops ( sanitiser ) and alcohol ( sanitiser ) and Yeast ( naturally high competitive micro-organism ) and CO2 ( suffocating a lot of micro-organisms )


So your beer is only vunerable to infection between when you cool it and when the yeast creates enough alcohol to kill other micro-organisms .

Which if you clean everything well before and after use , shouldn't be a problem .
But sanitise for added security whatever way you like. I do .

But don't skimp on the cleaning . that's the most important bit .

"SandMbrewery":2e0yihh6 wrote: My cleaning rituals all involve warm soapy water and milton. I thought a lot of home brewers used milton but it doesn't seem to have been mentioned. Does anyone else use it or have used it in the past?[/quote:2e0yihh6]


I Did do ( I have four kids , lots of milton for babybottles ), but got a few mini kegs with a phenolic taste in them , so stopped using it .