proper cleaning agent for plastic fermenter

Napisan and a soft cloth does it nicely.

cheers, Ross.

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Napisan is an effective cleaner, I personally wouldn't use it for food containers but I'm sure many people have done so without croaking, at least right away :-)

Don't get me wrong, I only base this on an offhand comment made by a dude at Hucon chemicals re cyano-blah-blah, not any hard evidence. Well that and the fact that Napisan don't mention one food related application on the pack I have in the laundry. If you are not overly paranoid, go ahead and use it and rinse well.

I personally use sodium percarbonate but it might be difficult to find someone who will sell small quantities (I had to buy a 25kg bag).

Dishwashing liquid is at least designed for food containers but I could live without the brightening agents and other crap they put in it.

If you have some caustic soda that is a pretty good cleaner to - just be careful with it.

Notes I have made about cleaning and sanitising can be found at:

Oxyclean or another substance I get from the local brew shop called one step.

If you don't have either, you can use bleach in cold water, at approx 1 tsp / gallon. Don't use warm water or more bleach. Let soak for a minimum of 30 min, then rinse with hot water, and let dry.

Steve

Anything special you need to do after the 2 hrs or just the usual rinsing?

I would also reccomend a Non-Chlorine bleach.