Sanitizing?

[vscottcolorado]

I use a spray bottle with K-Meta to sanitize my Hydrometer, wine thief, and thermometer, does one have to wait to let them dry before testing?

 

[ibglowin]

I spray on, wait a few seconds and wipe off with a clean paper towel.

No problems so far.

 

[vscottcolorado]

Thanks Mike

 

[Runningwolf]

I spray it on, wait a minute and rinse.

 

[Scott]

I just spray on and use, I think that rinse or wipe off will undo what you just did. Just my opinion?

 

[cpfan]

I spray, wait 30 sec or so, shake, and use.


BTW, as I understand it, the legal definition of a sanitizer is that it does it's job in 60 sec or less. So we should be waiting 60 sec or more.


Steve

 

[Dean]

K-meta to my knowledge takes about 1 - 2 minutes of contact time to be effective.

The official definition (Association of Official Analytical Chemists) of sanitizing for food product contact surfaces is a process which reduces the contamination level by 99.999% (5 logs) in 30 sec.

Idophor and Starsan both are FDA approved. They kill just about everything we need to worry about in food handling in less than a minute contact time, depending on the concentration, and usually in much less time.

When I spritz with K-meta, I spray, spray the surface I will put it on (like a primary cover, and put it down for about 2 minutes and do something else. When I use Idophor, I spritz, count to 10, shake it off, and then usually start what I was going to do.

 

[Comet in TX]

I thought it said in one of George's videos that it was the contact with the k-meta fumes that sanitized, not the actual liquid?...............

 

[hannabarn]

I spray it and wait a few seconds and use it. I don't wipe as I think that defeats the purpose!

 

[Brewgrrrl]

Either wiping or rinsing could introduce problems.

 

[rhoffart]

I spray on, wait a few seconds and wipe off with a clean paper towel.

No problems so far.

ditto ... I even spray the paper towel a bit

 

[Big Ike]

I use a plastic bucket with a little sanitizing solution in the bottom. All my tools live in the toxic fumes until I use them. Most stuff stands up in my measuring cups and is dry when I go to use it, but some stuff gets "wet" from contact with the fluid.

I use a spray bottle too.

If not careful, I cough terribly upon opening the bucket, but I have a high degree of confidence that nothing can live in that environment.

 

[Joanie]

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Has anyone figured out what to put an auto-siphon or wine
thief in? I don't have anything tall enough or long enough that I can seal.


I never knew what to do with everything one it was sanitized and before I had
to use it. I did want to set it down and un-sanitize it! I had a a bunch of
ideas about what I wanted a rack to look like and even had a friend will to
build it for me. I finally figured it out and thought I would pass the idea
along. While at Lowes one day I figure out that a for about $20-30 one of those
coated shower caddies that hang around your shower head and used hanging from a
nail in my kitchen window makes an excellent place to dry hoses, auto-siphons,
etc. I also bought a bag of small S hooks to hang things on. I made loops of
plastic coated bread ties for the auto-siphons and wine thief that slide from
end so I can hang them upside down to dry. The short "L" end of the insides
of the auto-siphons feed up under the soap holder part and hang neatly and
securely. I can hang my mixing spoon from the spoon end on what I think is the
razor holder thingy for when I need to keep the handle end sanitized to use for
stirring in a carboy. I hang it from the hole in the handle on an S hook when I
want to use the bowl end in a primary. I keep the whole thing (with hoses
draped over the top soap "shelf") hanging over my window but it can
be moved to a closet if need be.</font>


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Yes, it's dark out still!

 

[Runningwolf]

Joan, that looks really good. How important is it to make sure the hoses are perfectly dry? I just wash everything real good with hot water and one step than set on paper towells over night. The next day things that go in drawers are put away and other stuff like the spoons are hung up. When it comes time to use them again I rinse them off in real hot water and then give then a spray with some k-meta.

 

[Joanie]

It's probably a good idea to have them perfectly dry but I think if you sanitize and replace them every so often, they are okay. My hoses do get watespots but like you, Dan, I rinse them well with hot water then santiize before I use them and it's been fine.

My problem is that I make wine in my kitchen and I don't like having stuff on the counters but I also don't like having to fetch stuff from my closet as I'm working. It makes me crazy. I need to have it handy, up out of the way, and organized!

 

[Runningwolf]

Thanks Joan, I have a dedicated area in my basement so everything is out of site and don't have to worry to much about things being out. But I still put most things away. I always clean everything as I go along.

 

[Big Ike]

Joan,


For the longer instruments, I use 4 inch diameter sewer pipe. I bought six feet of pipe and cut it to size. I sealed one end with a cap, and the other end I added a threaded sleeve and a cap.


I leave a little sanitizing solution in the bottom.


I figured sewer pipe would be safe, but I could be wrong.

 

[ibglowin]

I use these to store all my stuff in (top of rack) Holds all the long stuff. Got 2 for like $15 at my local Costco.

 

[Joanie]

Some more great ideas! Thank you gentlemen!

 

[Waldo]

I use these to store all my stuff in (top of rack) Holds all the long stuff. Got 2 for like $15 at my local Costco.

Thats the same thing I use too. I keep my hoses, stirring spoon, auto siphon, etc stored in it and when i am going to be using them, I just add a gallon of sanitizing solution to the container. Whn i get through, I pour the solution back to its container, rinse everyrhing off good in hot water, let it air dry and back to storage it goes.