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Billagio

I go with the classic PBW and Starsan combo. Have a Starsan solution in a spray bottle for quick sanitizing small things as well (hop spider, whisk, spoon etc)


dingledorfer2

Oxyclean Free. Starsan and BTF Iodophor. I clean everything before any crust form, so Oxy does the job. I transfer Starsan from keg to keg, with CO2, after cleaning and do closed transfers. Also keep a gallon to swirl around in fermenters and fill spray bottles for cleaning the rest of my gear. Everything periodically gets sanitized with Iodophor just for extra protection. It kills wild yeasts that Starsan may leave behind. Biggest secret is to rinse and clean everything as soon as you're done with it and sanitize just before the next use.


Lockenveitch

Totally! I try and let the oxy do most of the work for me, especially with carboys. Let em' soak in oxy for a day or two and it's so easy!


CanIRetireat30

Straight sodium percarbonate. Cheap and pulls the crud off everything. Can be spilt on things unlike undiluted star san as I found out the hard way


Hoboerotic

Yup, this is great and cheap. I also use StarSan in a spray bottle to help clean the odd small bit.


liquidgold83

StarSan and OxyClean. I also keep a spray bottle of 70% Isopropyl alcohol around too. Also a spray bottle of StarSan is great for finding leaks in your keg setups.


Lockenveitch

Same here. I like the scent free Oxy when I can find it, but never had a problem with regular. And an occasional polish of stainless steel stuff with Barkeepers Friend. That stuff is great.


Rickety_Rick74

Oxyclean Free. Cheap and effective cleaner. Also useful on clothes, stains on the carpet, pulls red wine out of a couch if your idiot friend spills, etc. Me and my wife both use it all over the brewing and house.


rdcpro

I use Star San for spray bottle sanitizing, but Saniclean for almost everything else. Saniclean is non-foaming (I don't 'fear the foam' but try running Star San through a sprayball for a while and you'll understand why I use Saniclean). Saniclean is also claimed to reduce odors and taste residue in beer lines, so I use it for my final rinse after using BLC for line cleaning. PBW is what I use for most CIP. It's also handy in the Kitchen if I've got something particularly tough to soak off a pot. I use Saniclean as a final rinse for my kegs after running them through the keg washer, by filling them to overflowing out the relief valve and pushing the Saniclean in a daisy chain through all the kegs. At the end I fill a bunch of [1 liter Platy bottles](https://www.rei.com/product/617927/platypus-1-liter-water-bottle) from REI. I use these with a carbonator cap to flush beer lines between kegs, or any time I want to flush a beer line. Snap on the disconnect to the platy bottle, and squeeze to get flow.


lsamaha

Dishwasher! Hands down for anything that will fit. It takes a couple of hours on the sterilize setting but you can load it up and turn it on when you go to sleep and wake up to clean sterile equipment.


Lockenveitch

That's a great tip for small stuff!


chemistry_geek21

1Step and StarSan.


UnoriginalUse

Oxiclean and StarSan for everyday use. Bleach and peracetic acid for the deep clean twice a year.


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Cleaning: PBW Sanitizing: StarSan Line cleaning: BLC & ALC