Quck sanitize for thief or stirring spoon

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While making my frist fruit wine, I read from Jack Keller's site to "sprinkle" a sulphite solution onto the fruit to keep it from browning. Since since being a young boy, I was tought to not "sprinkle" I figured I could get better coverage on the fruit with a mist. So I used a food grade spray bottle ($2-3) and filled it with my sulphite/sanitizing solution. It worked very well on spraying the fruit. (and it used much less and kept my sulphite levels more managable by choice)

So when I was done a few days later when I needed to stir the must I was getting ready to make a quick batch of sanitzing solution (for one spoon) when I realized that I had the spray bottle still.

I have been spraying down my theif and spoon prior to use (and washing well after use with water, then spray sanitizing again). It has seemed to work well and taken something that normally took a chunk of time down to just a few seconds.

Now all I will do is everytime I do a fermenter/carboy cleaning I will dump out my old spray bottle-sanitizing solution and refill it with fresh stuff. That should get me through the next couple of weeks of stiring and 'theifing'

If anyone can (wants) to add please do... and as always if there is something I didn't think of please correct me.

Cheers,
Ryan

 

[bilbo-in-maine]

Since since being a young boy, I was tought to not "sprinkle"

Not sure how to take that

A lot of people have taken to using a spray bottle for just the things you
mention. Also good for sanitizing your hand corker when bottling, or the
thermometer you dip in the must, etc. You'll keep thinking of things to use it
for.

 

[peterCooper]

Great idea. so long as i don't mix up the bug spray.

 

[OldWino1]

I think the bug spray might make a mess of things also. HAHAHAAHA

 

[djcoop]

What a great idea. Another item to add to the "wine list".


Tks~D