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I am sure that it can be applied via CIP, but for stubborn beerstone deposits, a soak might work better.I recently soaked 5 kegs with this and had excellent results:https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/dairyland-sterosol-milkstone-remover-acid-rinse. Plus I suspect that it is a bit cheaper. Just exercise caution and wear protective gloves and eyewear!
I use the milkstone remover at 1/6 oz per gallon as an acid rinse. As an acid cleaner for beer lines, or in case of actual milkstone buildup requiring a soak, I use it at 1/4 oz per gallon. It is very economical as you can see, as it costs $15 a gallon.
Not a substitute. PBW is an alkaline cleaner, this is an acid cleaner/rinse. A complete cleaning regimen requires both. But it will save lots of money over buying a comparable product packaged and marketed to homebrewers rather than the dairy industry.
Do you actually have beer stone or are you just paranoid? I can tell you that on the commercial level I have always used an acid rinse after every caustic and have never had beer stone. Cheap insurance as the acids are inexpensive. That said I hear a lot about beer stone from homebrewers but I doubt it happens much.
Quote from: majorvices on September 29, 2019, 07:17:39 amDo you actually have beer stone or are you just paranoid? I can tell you that on the commercial level I have always used an acid rinse after every caustic and have never had beer stone. Cheap insurance as the acids are inexpensive. That said I hear a lot about beer stone from homebrewers but I doubt it happens much.I had beerstone inside my kegs - It could have been there for quite a while... someone mentioned taking a flashlight to see well - I had it terribly bad. (Rough calcium deposits). I tried alkaline cleaner unrinsed followed by other acid sanitizers - full strength Star San and then scrubbing with oxalic acid to no avail. A 4 day soak at 2 ozs per 5 gallons of rinse water eliminated it entirely - just a little brushing in tough spots and it was gone...now I will use it periodically as a preventative measure.