cleaning siphon tubes

[whynot]

I just moved my first batch to the final racking, I always clean everything immediately after use. But I noticed a few little "items" clinging to the inside of my siphon tubes. So how does everyone clean their tubes to ensure they are "like new". I read on another forum of people soaking them in oxyclean for a few hours. I've just been using soap, cleaning then a k-meta w/ citric acid sanitizer when done..

Also similar question on the carboys, I have a few tiny pieces I see clung to the wall (I have OCD so I see everything )... how clean does it have to be?

 

[jamesngalveston]

I use a carboy cleaning brush that fits on my drill
I run super hot water through my hoses and then rinse with one step, then hook my air compressor and blow them out.
I bought a 50-0 reel of hose, if it gets too bad, i just trash it, and get another new one.

 

[cpfan]

whynot:

I got some small cotton balls from a craft store (maybe the craft dept of a dollar store), and push them through the hose with my bottle washer. By the way my bottle washer is either a Blast or Double Blast (I own both) that comes with a nozzle for rinsing hoses.

http://fermtech.ca/bottle%20wash/bottlewash.html

Steve

 

[sour_grapes]

I have the auto-siphon racking cane that is really like a little pump. I use this to pump one-step sanitizing solution through all the hoses.

 

[Boatboy24]

Rinse with super hot water, drain as much as possible, then put them in the corkidor.

 

[Floandgary]

Hot water rinse/flush immediately after use so nothing has a chance to dry. I run K-meta sanitizing solution thru then hang to dry. Spritz with same solution prior to use as well. have never had to scrub anything (except a couple of 20 yr old gallon jugs found in a shed).

 

[whynot]

thanks all.. corkidor??

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