PBW Cleaner (1 lb)
The actual cleaner. For the part Star San can't do.
Russ & Todd approvedBeginner top pick
≈ $18–$20price range
Sanitizer is not cleaner. Sanitizer kills what's there; cleaner removes what's there. PBW (Powdered Brewery Wash) breaks down dried wine, lees, and stuck-on gunk in carboys and tubing.
Soak overnight, rinse, then sanitize with Star San. This two-step is the whole cleaning game.
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Lets a glass carboy that looks ruined come back to looking new.
Anyone who's looked at a stained carboy and thought 'well, that's done.' (It isn't.)
- 1 lb tub
- Powdered alkaline cleaner
- Use 1 oz per gallon for soaks
- Rinses clean
Goes well with
Cleaning$22–$24Russ & Todd approvedBeginner top pickEditor's choice
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Bottle + Carboy Brush Set
For getting into the corners no sanitizer can reach on its own.
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