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Plastic CUBE Odour and Cleanliness

Post #1 made 15 years ago
by shibolet
Hey all,
I use 23L cubes that originally had LME in them. i therefore assume they are food grade.
I sometimes find that they still smell of LME or wort. or even worse - iodaphore.

any thoughts or recommendations on cleaning cubes?
Cube:
fermenter: Sourdough Spelt Ale, Classic Lambic, Oud Brune, Barrel Aged Belgian Dubbel
Kegs: Bob's Black IPA, Blanc Blond, Soda...
to be brewed:

Post #2 made 15 years ago
by hashie
Hey Shibolet, my guess would be that they are food grade. Best wqay to check would be to see what they are made of. HDPE etc.

But given that they had LME in the previously, they should be fine.

As for cleaning, I give mine a good rinse with the hose after emptying followed by a bleach solution soak and multiple rinse prior to re-use.
"It's beer Jim, but not as we know it."

Post #3 made 15 years ago
by shibolet
hashie,
After soaking in a bleach solution, don't you have bleach oder left in the cube?
Cube:
fermenter: Sourdough Spelt Ale, Classic Lambic, Oud Brune, Barrel Aged Belgian Dubbel
Kegs: Bob's Black IPA, Blanc Blond, Soda...
to be brewed:

Post #4 made 15 years ago
by dick
G'day Shibolet

I used to rinse with nappysan (sodium percarbonate) then rinse out with water but I found that I had a few spots of mould growing on some water drops inside the cube. Now I do the same but finish with a rinse of iodophor and I haven't had any problem with mould since.

So my advice is to clean it first then give it a hit with a no-rinse sanitiser.

Cheers
Dick

Post #5 made 15 years ago
by shibolet
thats what I do, but it still smells of old LME.
Cube:
fermenter: Sourdough Spelt Ale, Classic Lambic, Oud Brune, Barrel Aged Belgian Dubbel
Kegs: Bob's Black IPA, Blanc Blond, Soda...
to be brewed:

Post #7 made 15 years ago
by hashie
shibolet wrote:hashie,
After soaking in a bleach solution, don't you have bleach oder left in the cube?
No, 3 or 4 good rinses with plain water gets rid of any lingering bleach odour.
Last edited by hashie on 08 Jul 2010, 06:49, edited 10 times in total.
"It's beer Jim, but not as we know it."

Post #8 made 15 years ago
by Timos
The best way getting rid of odors etc. is water.
Well, it's working great for me. I'm cleaning bottles stinks with cigarette, fermentors being left overnight..
Just let fresh water flow non-stop for few minutes.
Works fine for me.
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