Beer Forum

I recently bought a new package of Oxyclean to clean my carboys. I always soak in warm water overnight and have had great success with this. I opened this tub of Oxyclean and prepared my carboy as usual. The next day when I dumped them, I noticed a white hazy film on the entire area that the water and Oxyclean mixture had been touching. Now, I can not get it to come off. I have used calcium remover, soap scum remover, acid, salt water, new Oxyclean (from another tub) and elbow grease with a carboy brush. Nothing will work. The salt water seemed to help a little, but not good enough to use them. Any ideas about this or suggestions as to how to get it out?????? Help.

I used to get this once in a while and found a vinegar rinse would take it right off. I know you said you tried acid, was it vinegar or something else?

Hmm, I have never had this issue. Maybe a little scum line where the top of the mixture is, but never glass discoloration.

If white vinegar doesn't do it, some bleach.

I had this recently with a bunch of bottles I let soak for a couple of days. A 3-4 minute soak in white vinegar took the stuff right off. Just be sure to rinse really well.

Wayne
Bugeater Brewing Company

Well I guess a good reason to stay with PBW.

I use the stuff for everything and just let it set for as long as I want. Never a problem with film or anything.

Just finished cleaning a bunch of old bottles in an aluminum pot. It did nothing to the pot and cleaned the gunk out of the bottles as well taking off the labels.

I left Oxycotton in a keg for a week, wait I mean Oxyclean......... and it left like a pitted surface on the inside of it. I will never use that product again. I prefer PBW for the tuff stuff and B-brite for ever day cleaning of brewing stuff.

For the past 6 months I have used Oxy clean on both my carboys and for bottle cleaning. I have had grat luck with it. espacially for bottle label removing. even the foil type lables come off after a day or two. As for the carboys, after racking, I give them a quick blast with a faucet monted jet cleaner. then give em a healthy scoop of Oxiclean and fill them with warm water. Any kruesen line gets totaly eaten away. I dump and rinse well and cap em until time for sanitizing. With the white haze, how long was the soak time and did the water level drop due to evaporation?

- Christian

I've gotten the white residue line with PBW as well; not from a short soak, but when I've left bottles soaking in it overnight. -Eric