Proper cleaning and sanitizing becomes a way of life for most brewers. Without it, you get bad flavors in your beer, or worse an infection forcing the entire batch to be dumped. Family and friends who drink it can get sick as well.
What is the difference between cleaning and sanitizing you ask?
The way I was taught, cleaners are used for anything visible, such as hop material at the top of a carboy or a tube filled with gunk, and sanitizer is for everything contacting your beer that you CAN'T see. Using a good sanitizer will reduce the population of bacteria on equipment surfaces to as low as possible. [Read More]
What is the difference between cleaning and sanitizing you ask?
The way I was taught, cleaners are used for anything visible, such as hop material at the top of a carboy or a tube filled with gunk, and sanitizer is for everything contacting your beer that you CAN'T see. Using a good sanitizer will reduce the population of bacteria on equipment surfaces to as low as possible. [Read More]