Comments on: How To Clean A Big Fermenter Without Scrubbing http://www.washingtonwinemaker.com/blog/2007/10/26/how-to-clean-a-big-fermenter-without-scrubbing/ Growing grapes and making wine in Bellevue Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:41:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Erroll http://www.washingtonwinemaker.com/blog/2007/10/26/how-to-clean-a-big-fermenter-without-scrubbing/comment-page-1/#comment-2763 Erroll Tue, 15 Jan 2008 02:10:00 +0000 http://www.washingtonwinemaker.com/blog/2007/10/26/how-to-clean-a-big-fermenter-without-scrubbing/#comment-2763 Hi Carla, I'm delighted that you've volunteered for the position of assistant winemaker! You'll find this extremely rewarding - um, one of us will anyway :) Seriously though, drain line cleaner? I'm imagining you pouring Drano or Liquid Plumr into your fermenter - that can't be right. I'm glad you liked the tomato wine articles. There will be more to come, and just wait 'till bananas go on sale! Erroll Hi Carla,

I’m delighted that you’ve volunteered for the position of assistant winemaker! You’ll find this extremely rewarding – um, one of us will anyway :)

Seriously though, drain line cleaner? I’m imagining you pouring Drano or Liquid Plumr into your fermenter – that can’t be right.

I’m glad you liked the tomato wine articles. There will be more to come, and just wait ’till bananas go on sale!

Erroll

]]> By: Carla http://www.washingtonwinemaker.com/blog/2007/10/26/how-to-clean-a-big-fermenter-without-scrubbing/comment-page-1/#comment-2748 Carla Mon, 14 Jan 2008 02:14:56 +0000 http://www.washingtonwinemaker.com/blog/2007/10/26/how-to-clean-a-big-fermenter-without-scrubbing/#comment-2748 Honestly- what you need is an assistant winemaker (their job is to clean the fermenter). If you have a local Cash & Carry or URM there are some great cleaners that you can get much cheaper than a homebrew store and they are pro strength. I use drain line cleaner that has to be rinsed, but doesn't need hot water (which oxiclean does). I don't know what kind of fermenter that you have, but I use Rubbermaid Brute garbage cans (they are food grade and very inexpensive- they hold about 170 lbs of must). Loved the blog- tomato wine, huh? Honestly- what you need is an assistant winemaker (their job is to clean the fermenter). If you have a local Cash & Carry or URM there are some great cleaners that you can get much cheaper than a homebrew store and they are pro strength. I use drain line cleaner that has to be rinsed, but doesn’t need hot water (which oxiclean does). I don’t know what kind of fermenter that you have, but I use Rubbermaid Brute garbage cans (they are food grade and very inexpensive- they hold about 170 lbs of must). Loved the blog- tomato wine, huh?

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