Vodka for Hand Sanitizing

[RandyB]

I see where people use Vodka as a sanitizer. I too am thinking about using it in a spray bottle to sanitize my hands and various brewing accessories. If this is appropriate, is there any rule-of-thumb for how long the contact time is required for Vodka to sanitize hands and such? I use K-Meta for most everything else.Thanks in advance,

 

[Wade E]

Why use Vodka, k-meta is as good and way cheaper! Drink the Vodka!

 

[RandyB]

All I know about brewing is what I’ve read here and viewed on George’s videos. I think that George indicated that with K-Meta, the fumes sanitize after a couple of minutes. If this is true, which I believe to be so, how do you sanitize your hands without holding them above the K-Meta for a couple of minutes? Anyway, I don’t think that I want to drink the Vodka I bought: maybe to treat a snake bite, but it could be worse than the venom!

 

[grapeman]

Just wash your hands with soap and water just like surgeons do before operating. Some wear vinyl or latex gloves (winemakers that is-hopefully all surgeons).

 

[Frank&Rita]

I have a small spray bottle of vodka to spray the spouts and connectors on my kegerator when I swap kegs.