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Post by Dirt Chicken » Fri Jan 25, 2013 10:16 am

Anyone know if I can get this crap or a housebrand frome superstore or trashytire? Is it a good idea to wear gloves while working around it, and is it safe to clean the rubber parts on the popits on kegs without degrading the rubber??

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Post by GAM » Fri Jan 25, 2013 10:22 am

Dirt Chicken wrote:Anyone know if I can get this crap or a housebrand frome superstore or trashytire? Is it a good idea to wear gloves while working around it, and is it safe to clean the rubber parts on the popits on kegs without degrading the rubber??

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I have a big tub in the basement. Got it at Costco. SS has it for sure. I don't wear gloves. I have cleaned lots of stuff. Stainless and "rubber" I soak in hot water solution for hours or days. It can precipitate and a tooth brush will be needed.

Be careful it makes stuff slippery.

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Re: OxyClean

Post by Juniper Hill » Fri Jan 25, 2013 10:23 am

Walmart has a scent free Truevalue version. I don't bother wearing gloves when using the stuff, although it's not a bad idea...it's kinda rough on my hands and slippery. I believe the active ingretient Oxyclean is part of whats in PBW...I guess it's safe on rubber, haven't had a problem so far.

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Post by Dirt Chicken » Fri Jan 25, 2013 10:26 am

Juniper Hill wrote:Walmart has a scent free Truevalue version. I don't bother wearing gloves when using the stuff, although it's not a bad idea...it's kinda rough on my hands and slippery. I believe the active ingretient Oxyclean is part of whats in PBW...I guess it's safe on rubber, haven't had a problem so far.
I would believe slippery = skin dissolving :) who needs that crud anyway

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Post by Dirt Chicken » Fri Jan 25, 2013 10:27 am

And you won't catch me in Walmart for anything

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Post by S-04 » Fri Jan 25, 2013 10:59 am

I also really like the no-name perfume/dye-free spray bottle stuff from the SS. Very convenient.
I don't shop at Mallwart either.
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Post by CorneliusAlphonse » Fri Jan 25, 2013 11:06 am

Dirt Chicken wrote: I would believe slippery = skin dissolving :) who needs that crud anyway
naw, slippery = pH above 7
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Post by Dirt Chicken » Fri Jan 25, 2013 11:11 am

Hey can I get the bucket of dry oxyclean from ss? Or will they just have some liquid form. Also do you guys dilute it according to the instructions? One time use or what lifespan can I expect from this stuff once mixed in water and in contact with stainless? Also wanted to know if it's safe to clean the popits with this stuff, is it safe on the rubber gaskets??

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Post by CorneliusAlphonse » Fri Jan 25, 2013 11:17 am

Dirt Chicken wrote:Hey can I get the bucket of dry oxyclean from ss? Or will they just have some liquid form. Also do you guys dilute it according to the instructions? One time use or what lifespan can I expect from this stuff once mixed in water and in contact with stainless? Also wanted to know if it's safe to clean the popits with this stuff, is it safe on the rubber gaskets??

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i bought a tub of dry stuff from wally mart, as it was the only place to get unscented. choose your devil, flowery smelling kegs or buying one item from walmart. i think everyone sells a powdered form.

as for use, it didnt really have any instructions for this type of thing. i usually disassemble a keg, chuck in all the bits and a scoop or two of oxyclean, fill it with hot water and let it soak a while. never had any issues, but i might be concerned if i used the scented stuff.

i always make a fresh batch, i mean for the size of the tub and the cost it just isnt worth it to save it
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Post by canuck » Fri Jan 25, 2013 11:29 am

I use the unscented stuff as well. I typically add one scoop to four litres of hot water. It works very well on stainless steel, rubber, poppits, you name it. I always use new stuff and don't re-use it at all, although I don't see any issues with reusing it if it's not dirty.

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Post by LiverDance » Fri Jan 25, 2013 11:37 am

I use the scented oxyclean from costco and never had any issues. I use 1 scoop per keg, carboy, or bucket. I toss in everything that needs to be cleaned and leave sitting for 24hrs then rinse well with hot water.
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Post by Dirt Chicken » Fri Jan 25, 2013 12:21 pm

Awesome guys!!!! Thanks for bringing me up to speed with this stuff! Just picked up 2 680g tubs of noname brand unscented cleaner as it worked out far cheaper than the name brand stuff!

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Post by Juniper Hill » Fri Jan 25, 2013 12:23 pm

Dirt Chicken wrote:Awesome guys!!!! Thanks for bringing me up to speed with this stuff! Just picked up 2 680g tubs of noname brand unscented cleaner as it worked out far cheaper than the name brand stuff!

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Where did you find it? How much? Was it a version of oxyclean?

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Post by mr x » Fri Jan 25, 2013 12:24 pm

Dirt Chicken wrote:Awesome guys!!!! Thanks for bringing me up to speed with this stuff! Just picked up 2 680g tubs of noname brand unscented cleaner as it worked out far cheaper than the name brand stuff!

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Where did you find it?
At Alexander Keith's we follow the recipes first developed by the great brewmaster to the absolute letter. :wtf:

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Re: OxyClean

Post by gm- » Fri Jan 25, 2013 12:54 pm

Bought a bucket recently at No Frills for 10$

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Post by derek » Fri Jan 25, 2013 1:23 pm

CorneliusAlphonse wrote: i bought a tub of dry stuff from wally mart, as it was the only place to get unscented. choose your devil, flowery smelling kegs or buying one item from walmart. i think everyone sells a powdered form.

as for use, it didnt really have any instructions for this type of thing. i usually disassemble a keg, chuck in all the bits and a scoop or two of oxyclean, fill it with hot water and let it soak a while. never had any issues, but i might be concerned if i used the scented stuff.

i always make a fresh batch, i mean for the size of the tub and the cost it just isnt worth it to save it
Pretty much the same here (though I haven't opened my new tub of unscented Walmart stuff yet). Typically, when I use oxyclean in my fermenters, what comes out is pretty dirty, but the kegs are quite clean to begin with, so I will reuse that to clean stuff like sinks, but not to clean more brewing equipment. I have no idea if it's hard on the o-rings - they're consumables, and maybe if I didn't use oxyclean they'd last a little longer, but they seem to last a reasonable length of time, anyway.
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Re: OxyClean

Post by derek » Fri Jan 25, 2013 1:28 pm

Dirt Chicken wrote:And you won't catch me in Walmart for anything
I won't shop in Walmart for anything I can get elsewhere - with the demise of Zellers that's more frequent - but I haven't found the unscented oxyclean elsewhere.
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Post by S-04 » Fri Jan 25, 2013 1:47 pm

gm- wrote:Bought a bucket recently at No Frills for 10$
Was it is the unscented stuff? At the No Frills in Spryfield?
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Post by gm- » Fri Jan 25, 2013 1:53 pm

Unscented yes, the No Frills in Saint John NB, they had it for sale 2 weeks ago I think, or maybe it was 3 weeks ago. So I would think they would carry it in Halifax as well

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Post by canuck » Fri Jan 25, 2013 1:55 pm

gm- wrote:Bought a bucket recently at No Frills for 10$
Good to know, Jon. That's pretty cheap!

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Re: OxyClean

Post by LiverDance » Fri Jan 25, 2013 1:56 pm

derek wrote:
Dirt Chicken wrote:And you won't catch me in Walmart for anything
I won't shop in Walmart for anything I can get elsewhere - with the demise of Zellers that's more frequent - but I haven't found the unscented oxyclean elsewhere.
I picked up some oxy clean free at walmart (mumford rd) the other day.
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Post by S-04 » Fri Jan 25, 2013 2:24 pm

Gm-: Thanks for the info. I'll give the No Frills here a try. I'm willing to make an extra trip to avoid Walmart!
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Re: OxyClean

Post by Dirt Chicken » Fri Jan 25, 2013 2:25 pm

Superstore noname oxy-pro, twin 680g tuba os cheever thanh thé namebrand stuff

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Post by S-04 » Fri Jan 25, 2013 2:28 pm

Dirt Chicken wrote:...twin 680g tuba os cheever thanh thé
What?!?
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Re: OxyClean

Post by LiverDance » Fri Jan 25, 2013 2:48 pm

S-04 wrote:
Dirt Chicken wrote:...twin 680g tuba os cheever thanh thé
What?!?
That's what happens when you drink it :lol:
"Twenty years ago — a time, by the way, that hops such as Simcoe and Citra were already being developed, but weren’t about to find immediate popularity — there wasn’t a brewer on earth who would have gone to the annual Hop Growers of American convention and said, “I’m going to have a beer that we make 4,000 barrels of, one time a year. It flies off the shelf at damn near $20 a six-pack, and you know what it smells like? It smells like your cat ate your weed and then pissed in the Christmas tree.” - Bell’s Brewery Director of Operations John Mallet on the scent of their popular Hopslam.

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