Cleaning Carboys
We were racking wine this weekend. Some we bottled, some needed racked. One of the last ones we racked was Apple Wine. The carboy we racked from had a ring around the neck on the inside. This is normal, and of course, needs cleaned.
Now we could have just scrubbed the carboy with a brush. I’ve done that plenty of times. but I was pressed for time, so I used an alternate method. I mixed 2 tablespoons of B-Brite with two gallons of water. I put this in the carboy. I got an old coffee can and filled it with water and placed it in my wash tub. I then placed the carboy with the B-Brite into the coffee can upside down. The water in the coffee can will keep the B-Brite solution from draining from the carboy. The B-Brite solution, will attack any residue in the neck of the carboy.
I left the carboy upside down in the coffee can in the wash tub over night. The next day, the neck of was clean and I didn’t have to scrub the carboy! This is a nice trick to use if you don’t have the time to clean the carboy. It is also good if you can’t get some stubborn residue cleaned. Just make sure what ever you are trying to get cleaned is covered in B-Brite solution.
Enjoy!