Anyone know of a cleaner to shift this stuff.
Trawling the web seems to come up with a mix of hydrochloric and nitric acid. Now I used to work with sulphuric in my photo processing days so I'm not scared of this stuff but heaven knows where you would get it.
Would have thought there would be something proprietary on the market
Beer Stone
Re: Beer Stone
PBW made by Five Star (available from BrewUK and the Homebrew Shop) will take it off. Soak warm overnight, scrub if necessary and then rinse.
Ali
BJCP National Judge
BJCP Assistant Regional Director (North-East/Europe)
American Homebrewers' Association International Subcommittee
Organizer, National Homebrew Competition
CBA UK Competition and Training Coordinator
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BJCP National Judge
BJCP Assistant Regional Director (North-East/Europe)
American Homebrewers' Association International Subcommittee
Organizer, National Homebrew Competition
CBA UK Competition and Training Coordinator
http://serenbrewing.com
Re: Beer Stone
Thanks Ali, will give this a tryalikocho wrote:PBW made by Five Star (available from BrewUK and the Homebrew Shop) will take it off. Soak warm overnight, scrub if necessary and then rinse.
Re: Beer Stone
Interestingly I went up on Five Star's site to discover 'Beer Stone Remover' coming soon.
Sounds just the ticket!!
Sounds just the ticket!!
Re: Beer Stone
I just shifted some scrubbing with white vinegar, didn't take too long and seemed to work a treat.
Burns stuff. And makes beer. Usually not at the same time.
Re: Beer Stone
Depends what you want to clean it off, as to whether vinegar and scrubbing would be a good idea.SandyM wrote:I just shifted some scrubbing with white vinegar, didn't take too long and seemed to work a treat.
Apparently, though, Orval doesn't taste the same as it once did as they had a new brewery manager who made them remove the beer stone in the late 70s.
Ali
BJCP National Judge
BJCP Assistant Regional Director (North-East/Europe)
American Homebrewers' Association International Subcommittee
Organizer, National Homebrew Competition
CBA UK Competition and Training Coordinator
http://serenbrewing.com
BJCP National Judge
BJCP Assistant Regional Director (North-East/Europe)
American Homebrewers' Association International Subcommittee
Organizer, National Homebrew Competition
CBA UK Competition and Training Coordinator
http://serenbrewing.com
Re: Beer Stone
Hydorchloric and Nitric mixed makes Aqua Regia (Nitro-hydrochloric acid)....It's pretty nasty stuff and can be used to dissolve gold / platinum. It'd use it with extreme caution or not at all, it's probably a nightmare to dispose of and requires careful neutralisation unless you want it to dissolve your sink.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqua_regia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqua_regia
60 percent of the time it works every time.