Beer Line Cleaner?

[TGTimm]

We've been using BLC to clean our beer lines. It seems to me that I've seen a cleaner with a dye indicator that changes color with pH, to indicate active cleaner and full rinse. Anyone have any tips for where to find this, or am I just imagining things again?

[mmussen]

Timm,

I haven't used the cleaner you're talking about but I know I saw it in the Foxx catalog last year - they can probably help you track it down.

Cheers

[TGTimm]

Thanks, Manuel! I think that may have been where I saw this product.

[jefft91]

We've been using BLC to clean our beer lines. It seems to me that I've seen a cleaner with a dye indicator that changes color with pH, to indicate active cleaner and full rinse. Anyone have any tips for where to find this, or am I just imagining things again?

This may be what you're thinking of: Desana Max from Thonhauser. It starts out one color (purple, if I remember right) then changes color to yellow and possibly brown if beer lines are quite dirty. I got some samples at CBC and tried them out. Works well, but not sold in bulk, so you have to open a lot of packets to make up more than a gallon or two of solution.

[Rooh]

Hey Tim, National Chemicals, who makes BLC, also makes tablets you can add to line cleaner to dye it, I think its called All Clear. That way when rinsing you will see that all the line cleaner has been pushed out.

Cheers,
Rich DeLano
rich@thebrewinglair.com

[TGTimm]

Thanks, Rich! I'll see if our supplier can get it.