Dan Scandiffio Owner/Director of Brewing Operations Long Beach Brewing Company
Product PBC #1300
We have been using the 1300 powder cleaner for about 5 years. What we have found is that it has saved us a lot of money over using liquid caustic or the big Brand-named powder washes on the market. The versatility of this product has helped us fine tune our S.O.P. We operate on a 10bbl direct fire brewhouse. These are some of the ways we use the cleaner.
When using the 1300 cleaner I must stress highly that you must mix this cleaner with hot water above 130 degrees to dissolve it properly our you will get burn marks on your stainless. I have always made sure to premix in a 5-gallon bucket and have never had an issue. I know of other brewers that try to skip this process and have told me they have had issues. But the cost effectiveness of this product is worth the extra few minutes it takes to pre-mix it.
Mash tun - every time we grain out and rinse out our mash tun we give it a light caustic cleaning. I use 1 oz of 1300 cleaner per gallon of water at 150 degrees or better and cycle for 10 to 15 minutes. I use 20 gallons of water and 20 oz of 1300 Powder wash, since it is the mash tun and pre boil i feel it cleans perfectly without overusing the cleaner. We then do a 5-minute hot water rinse.
Boil kettle - After giving the boil kettle a good rinse I add 2 to 3 oz per gallon at 150-to-190- degree water, (typically use 20 gallons of water in this cleaning cycle) depending on how much protein and malt have stuck to the inside walls of the kettle. I have found that at higher temps the cleaner performs great. We cycle the boil kettle for around 20 to 30 min depending how bad it looks. Then we send that same cleaner to the heat exchanger and then lock it up in line for about 10-20 minutes. While sitting in the Heat exchanger I rinse the kettle for about 5 minutes with hot water to rinse off any residue. Then I flush the heat exchanger with hot water for 5 minutes as well.
Fermenters - When cleaning fermenters I first do a hot water rinse, then I use 2 oz of 1300 per gallon of 150 degree or better water. I use 15 gallons of water for this. The cycle is 15-30 minutes depending on how caked on the Krausen is. Dry hopped beers can be messy so if it's bad I go a little heavier on the 1300. Then a 5-minute hot water rinse once I see that we are all clean.
Gaskets, valves and miscellaneous parts - fill our sink or a bucket with 1 oz of 1300 per gallon of hot water and let them soak for about an hour. Then give a good hot water rinse. Keg washer - I use 2 oz of 1300 per gallon of water at 145 degrees, our Keg washer uses 30 of water. I clean about 50 kegs at a time and have always had great results.
Dan Scandiffio
Owner/Director of Brewing Operations
Long Beach Brewing Company
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