Hoses, tubing

[datbruce]

What's the consensus on the best way to clean and store tubing between uses? I worry about the moisture being left inside and growing some mold or something. Thanks

[Fly Creek]

I usually soak my racking tube in a bleach/water mix after use and re sanitize with B-Brite inside the keg just before kegging. Rinse. Rinse. Rinse. I hang it from a doorknob to dry. Never had any contamination problems. If the tube starts to look cloudy or stained, I just go to the local hardware store and pick up a new length of food-grade tube and throw the old one away.

I would like to hear other brewers' thoughts on the matter though.

[danno]

I have silicone tubing for my AG setup, and to clean it (and my CFC and pump) I recirculate PBW per the CIP instructions on the package, then a rinse, then either Star San or Idophor... for my racking tubing, I just wash in the kitchen sink with dish soap. like Fly Creek, once it starts clouding up, I just replace it... both sets of tubing just hang dry...

[wild]

After every use, I wash with soap and water while scrubbing it with my hose brush. After cleaning, I spin dry then store it with my brew gear. When I'm ready to use it, I just sanitize then use.

Wild

[ray m]

I do what Danno does, soaking the tubing in PBW, then rinsing, then run StarSan through it when I'm ready to use it.