what do you use for cleaning

[quiltertoo]

I have been using 1 Step for cleaning but have read that some use OxiClean for this. How much OxiClean do you use per gallon of water?

 

[Jimyson]

PBW for cleaning and Star-San for sanitizing.

 

[Arne]

Can't really tell you how much I use. Kind of an eyeball thing. I do know if you use too much and let it sit til the water gets cold you can have crystals form on the inside of your carboy that are a bugger to get out. I tend to leave the oxyclean in the carboy for a day or two, depends when I get back to the basement. It doesn't take a whole lot of the oxyclean to clean a carboy, maybe a tbs. or so. If you rinse it while it is still warm you can use more of the oxyclean without worrying about the crystals forming. Arne.

 

[bkisel]

I use B-Brite. I think it has a similar oxygen cleaning action to OxiClean but is specifically marketed to home brewers.