How Much Water in The FV

[RichardR9]

Ok, I have searched around on this but as yet have not found an answer.....

 

When sanitizing using bleach - which is all I have at present - how much water for you put in the FV for this - do I need to fill it up all the way (25l) - or can I simply put in 5 - 10 litres and swish it around??

 

Obviously this has an impact on how much bleach I will be using (5ml per litre I understand)

 

Any assistance appreciated

[BakersAle]

i reckon you only need to use 5litres water inside the fv and around 50mls of bleach. Then you all you need to do is use a cloth wet sides swish it around let it sit for an hr or 2 then rinse out

[Guest]

I don't know about bleach but if you have some Napisan in the Laundry I suggest using that instead.

[PB2]

If the fermenting vessel (FV) is already clean, you only need 1/4 of a cup of unscented bleach and fill the FV to the brim with cold water. If you aren't confident that you have removed all soiling, use 1/2 a cup.

 

Once you have drained the FV, rinse with hot water to remove the chlorine smell prior to adding beer ingredients.

[RichardR9]

Thanks PB2, very useful info.

 

At that dilution how long would I need to soak the FV for - would 1/2 hour do the job?

 

I have previously used Milton Tablets for the job, but that was proving expensive. Managed to pick up a few litres on cheap unscented bleach for a few pounds, so will go with that for now!

[PB2]

1/2 hour should do the job nicely.