PBW (Powdered Brewery Wash) – 1lb.
A favorite cleaner for commercial brewers and homebrewers alike. Safe for stainless steel, plastic, the environment, your skin, septic tanks etc.
Use 1 to 2 oz per gallon for tough caked on organics (let soak overnight for the ultimate in no scrub cleaning) or 3/4 oz to a gallon for fermenters, kegs, transfer lines. Rinses clean.
N/A –
PBW is by ar the best cleaner out there. Hot water and a few scoops in your carboy and the junk just falls off the sides in about 45 minutes. Remember in brewing to always use a cleaner AND a sanitizer. This should be the first step.
Wes –
I have a Better Brew. It is very hard to clean, especially after a very active fermentation that leaves a krausen ring all around the top. I’ve tried lots of stuff, until I found PBW. A couple of teaspoons and some warm water and that ring was falling off right in front of my eyes. This stuff will clean almost anything and now this will never leave my brew-bag. Buy it.
Don –
I don’t scrub. You don’t have to with PBW. I use two teaspoons in two gallons of hot water. place a rubber stopper in the mouth and invert into a carboy dryer of your brew sink. Wait till the next morning and rinse clean. Done deal.
Brian –
This stuff is a great and powerful detergent. It is initially a little difficult to get into solution with water, but heat is your friend (and persistent invigoration).
allen –
i had to write this cause i thought a old hop bag was ready for the trash, one table spoon of PBW in a plastic jug with hot water, shook it for less then a min and came out almost like new (the stiching was still dark) but wow. first time trying it, last time buying any
others.