In What Do You Store Your Cleansers / Sanitizers?

[Chopper]

In What Do You Store Your Cleansers / Sanitizers? I'm referring to the powdered kind that you mix with water. I've read that most should be stored in an air-tight, opaque container (i.e. a container that lets no light in).

Thanks,

Chopper

 

[grapeman]

When George ships them they are in a gallon size ziplock bag. I open the cleanser and use what I need and put the bag back in the ziplock. I have no problems with it that way.

 

[Tom]

Yep same as appleman, in zip lock bags. Of course I buy in 1 pound bags. If you buy by the ounce then its OK to keep in the plastic container it comes in.

 

[Chopper]

Thanks for the reply guys.

What do you store the cleaning / sanitizing solution after you mix it up (i.e. the liquid solution itself)? Do you store it in an opaque container (gallon jug) to prevent light from breaking it down?

 

[pelican]

I store my sulphite solution in a gallon (plastic) apple cider jug and it sits on the counter -- no sunlight, just flourescent overhead. It doesn't seem to break down on me, still smells to high heaven months later.

I use it liberally, lots splashes in the sink when I rinse jugs etc., so it doesn't stay around more than the 3-4 months it takes to do a couple batches at a time. I usually start several batches (mixed sizes) in quick succession, then by the time they are all bottled I'm down to about a cup of sulphite solution left over and pitch that. I mix up a fresh gallon or so when I start the next round of primary fermentation.

That's what works for me -- it may not be the best system but it's what I do. Sodium Metabisulphite in 1lb bags is pretty cheap so I'm not worried about trying to get every last drop of sanitizing solution to last forever.

 

[NorthernWinos]

Powder in double plastic bags...In a plastic tool box.

Mixed solution in a glass jug in the closet....

I do not reuse much if any sulfite solution...I do catch Jim pouring some back into the jug occasionally after rinsing a carboy.

I prefer to pitch it after a session of rinsing tubing, racking canes, spigots, buckets, etc. I pour a good amount into a stainless bowl and rinse and splash out of that, or out of a bucket.

It's cheap and I figure that most of the equipment has been first rinsed with water, so figure the solution is getting diluted by the end of a session....so out it goes.