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Quote from: ranchovillabrew on December 02, 2013, 10:50:07 pmI always use o2 scavenging caps. I spray a handful of caps at a time with vodka from a squirt bottle. (A trick I learned while working at a winery). The o2 absorbing agent is moisture activated so you only want to sanitize the ones you will use.Vodka as a sanitizer won't work as well for beer as it does for wine. Wine has more alcohol and a lower pH which makes it more resistant to infection than beer is.
I always use o2 scavenging caps. I spray a handful of caps at a time with vodka from a squirt bottle. (A trick I learned while working at a winery). The o2 absorbing agent is moisture activated so you only want to sanitize the ones you will use.
Quote from: denny on December 03, 2013, 09:48:15 amQuote from: ranchovillabrew on December 02, 2013, 10:50:07 pmI always use o2 scavenging caps. I spray a handful of caps at a time with vodka from a squirt bottle. (A trick I learned while working at a winery). The o2 absorbing agent is moisture activated so you only want to sanitize the ones you will use.Vodka as a sanitizer won't work as well for beer as it does for wine. Wine has more alcohol and a lower pH which makes it more resistant to infection than beer is.Fixed that And it's more expensive too. I can see using it in a pinch, but given the price and effectiveness I use starsan.
Quote from: tschmidlin on December 03, 2013, 11:13:06 amQuote from: denny on December 03, 2013, 09:48:15 amQuote from: ranchovillabrew on December 02, 2013, 10:50:07 pmI always use o2 scavenging caps. I spray a handful of caps at a time with vodka from a squirt bottle. (A trick I learned while working at a winery). The o2 absorbing agent is moisture activated so you only want to sanitize the ones you will use.Vodka as a sanitizer won't work as well for beer as it does for wine. Wine has more alcohol and a lower pH which makes it more resistant to infection than beer is.Fixed that And it's more expensive too. I can see using it in a pinch, but given the price and effectiveness I use starsan.Thanks for the professional fix!
I use the vodka for this purpose primarily because it doesn't lose potency sitting in a squirt bottle. I use Starsan most of the time though.
Yep. I put starsan in a bowl and put caps in it while bottling. Sent from the future using Tapatalk