Bleach

[iamnick]

Is bleach safe to use on all my equipment? I don't mind the smell and its nice and cheap. Thanks.
-Nick

[fretlessman71]

It can dry out the plastic and rubber parts, but it is safe. Just rinse well and use rubber gloves, wouldja? :)

[Payson]

I wouldn't use bleach on stainless steel. It can cause pitting.

[iamnick]

Originally posted by fretlessman71
It can dry out the plastic and rubber parts, but it is safe. Just rinse well and use rubber gloves, wouldja? :)

Good call on the gloves. I just wanted to make sure it'd be alright to use. I'd imagine it would only dry out plastic/rubber if those pieces were exposed to it for too long? or will it inevitably dry out these pieces regardless of how diligent I am in making sure they don't soak too long and making sure they are properly rinsed?

-Nick

[vw addict]

I use it to clean my carboy's, but that's it.

[BrewDog]

Nick-

Search this site for

"Bleach AND Iodophor AND Star" (http://www.realbeer.com/discussions/search.php?s=&action=showresults&searchid=1224660&sortby=lastpost&sortorder=descending).

The pros and cons have been discussed many, many times.

HTH-

[iamnick]

Originally posted by BrewDog
Nick-

Search this site for

"Bleach AND Iodophor AND Star" (http://www.realbeer.com/discussions/search.php?s=&action=showresults&searchid=1224660&sortby=lastpost&sortorder=descending).

The pros and cons have been discussed many, many times.

HTH-

My mistake...I should have searched before starting a new thread. I did take your suggestion and searched...and found some entries about people using ~1-2 tsp of bleach per 5.5-6 gallons. This seems like a reasonable amount to use. BUT, some people mentioned that they just let their stuff air dry after a soak in this solution. no rinsing? This seems strange to me, since I would assume that you would have to rinse the heck out of something after sanitizing with bleach. If it really is no rinse...then it seems like a very promising option for me. If it needs to be rinsed it wouldn't really be a big deal...but I definatly would not be willing to rinse with anything other than my municipal tap water. This water should be clean enough, right? I'd appreciate feedback regarding these questions. Thanks.

-Nick

[BrewDog]

I think this thread (http://www.realbeer.com/discussions/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5480&highlight=bleach+sani+clean) is probably the best one for describing the pros and cons of the different common sanitizers.

Bleach WILL cause phenolic off flavors unless you rinse it off very well or you can somehow get it all the way dried without it needing re-sanitization.

and Danno made a comment in another post somewhere that that I can't find right now that went along these lines:

"Take the sprayer off the end of your kitchen faucet and look up in there. Then ask yourself if you REALLY want to rinse the bleach off with water coming out of that?"

HTH-

[HogieWan]

I used bleach for a long time. I probably used 3-4 tbsp for a 5-6 gallon solution. Just rinse well (2 or 3 times) and RDWAHAHB