With all of the cleaning products that Five Star offers, and different advice from different brewers, it's hard for me to get a handle on what the SOP for CIP and sanitizing all vessels is.
Currently we have PBW, Acid #6, and Saniclean. I was under the impression that Saniclean was our no-rinse sanitizer, but from the reading that I've done we're still required to sanitize after using Saniclean. I just want to make sure that we're doing everything in the correct order, with the correct cleaners:
System size: 5 hL (3.5BBL)
For Kettle, Mash tun, and plastic conical fermenters:
1. Hot water rinse
2. 10 gallons hot water + 15 oz. PBW, CIP recirculate for 30 minutes
3. Hot water rinse
4. 10 gallons cold water + correct dosage of Saniclean
5. (Is there a step #5?) What should I be using to sanitize fermenters before filling?
For Brite Tank / Kegs
1. Hot water rinse
2. 10 gallons of Acid #6 mix, CIP recirculate for 30 minutes for BT, 5 minutes for kegs
3. (Is there a step #3?) Do I need to rinse off the Acid #6? Do I need to also sanitize?
People mention PAA on here a lot, what are they using it for? Which of my cleaners could be substituted for PAA, and what are it's benefits? Are people using a separate sanitizer aside from the cleaners I've mentioned?
Thank you in advance for your help, the entire brewing process is understandable but cleaning is still an enigma to me, 4-5 steps seems ridiculous.
Currently we have PBW, Acid #6, and Saniclean. I was under the impression that Saniclean was our no-rinse sanitizer, but from the reading that I've done we're still required to sanitize after using Saniclean. I just want to make sure that we're doing everything in the correct order, with the correct cleaners:
System size: 5 hL (3.5BBL)
For Kettle, Mash tun, and plastic conical fermenters:
1. Hot water rinse
2. 10 gallons hot water + 15 oz. PBW, CIP recirculate for 30 minutes
3. Hot water rinse
4. 10 gallons cold water + correct dosage of Saniclean
5. (Is there a step #5?) What should I be using to sanitize fermenters before filling?
For Brite Tank / Kegs
1. Hot water rinse
2. 10 gallons of Acid #6 mix, CIP recirculate for 30 minutes for BT, 5 minutes for kegs
3. (Is there a step #3?) Do I need to rinse off the Acid #6? Do I need to also sanitize?
People mention PAA on here a lot, what are they using it for? Which of my cleaners could be substituted for PAA, and what are it's benefits? Are people using a separate sanitizer aside from the cleaners I've mentioned?
Thank you in advance for your help, the entire brewing process is understandable but cleaning is still an enigma to me, 4-5 steps seems ridiculous.
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