flame device for carboy mouth

[Junket]

What do you use to flame/sanitize your carboy mouth when transferring yeast?

I'm thinking about one of those creme brulee torches, but I'd like to go for the cheapest method possible.

[Jbug]

Cheapest? You could grab a butane lighter but for a few bucks more you could get a pencil torch. They're pretty cool and small enough to put in your pocket... I'm not sure if you have a Harbor Freight Tools near you but that's where I got mine.


Josh

[ultravista]

I spray with StarSan.

[Bugeater]

I just squirt some Star San on it with a spray bottle. I would be leery of using a torch to sanitize it. Wouldn't take much to overheat a spot and cause some cracking or chipping. Plus, since I keep a spray bottle of sanitizer around the brewery at all times, it is easier than flaming.

Wayne

[brewinhard]

I just wipe with isopropyl alcohol and flame with a grill lighter. Easy, cheap and no infections yet!

[thatguy314]

I just use starsan. You can use an alcohol lamp like they use for yeast. You don't want a super hot flame . I had a friend who used a propane torch (like for sweating copper). it worked well for a while but one day he just ended up cracking the neck of the carboy with the heat.