Very nice. Here's a little tip for you after using the 551 solution. Take your standard carboy brush and clean the inside of your towers out with hot soapy water and rinse them a couple of times before doing your cleaning run. It makes a huge difference for the better. Since I use stainless steel with no column packing materials at all, I don't use the 551 solution.
For what it’s worth, when I wanted to clean my copper Still, I would use about 3 heaped tsp in 5 litres of warm water. And within an hour or two it would be as clean as a whistle. I still only use a Citric Acid solution to pour down through my column to clean the Copper Bubble Plates and then just give it a quick rinse afterwards.
Off topic from the video but I was wondering where you get the all grain sweet feed in your kits. Been trying to find a local place selling it but no one does without preservatives in it.
@@StillnTheClear I found a cob that has corn, oats, barley, molasses and soybean oil and propionic acid so just those 6 ingredients do you think it would work? Or would you be willing to sell a 50lb bag of what you have idk what shipping would be though.
At 2 hours with following the formula it works great but leaving it in too long is a bad thing as its an acid that will go to work on your copper and will etch it.
Very nice. Here's a little tip for you after using the 551 solution. Take your standard carboy brush and clean the inside of your towers out with hot soapy water and rinse them a couple of times before doing your cleaning run. It makes a huge difference for the better. Since I use stainless steel with no column packing materials at all, I don't use the 551 solution.
Thanks for sharing the tip.
For what it’s worth, when I wanted to clean my copper Still, I would use about 3 heaped tsp in 5 litres of warm water. And within an hour or two it would be as clean as a whistle. I still only use a Citric Acid solution to pour down through my column to clean the Copper Bubble Plates and then just give it a quick rinse afterwards.
Until this video, that's how I always did it. I didn't notice a measurable difference in the effectiveness of either method.
Thanks for update
You bet.
Off topic from the video but I was wondering where you get the all grain sweet feed in your kits. Been trying to find a local place selling it but no one does without preservatives in it.
I get mine from a local producer that sells through our farm coop.
@@StillnTheClear I found a cob that has corn, oats, barley, molasses and soybean oil and propionic acid so just those 6 ingredients do you think it would work? Or would you be willing to sell a 50lb bag of what you have idk what shipping would be though.
@@maxsettingsgamer1 I think that cob would work fine. Shipping for a 50 lb bag is cost prohibitive.
How many ounces does it take to clean out DC?
I'm like you! I don't care about it looking pretty, just working right...
Yeah, I'm very practical and utilitarian.
You might try scotch bright instead of steel wool.
Thanks for the tip
Why is there no talk of doing a 551 run like we do a vinegar run? Surely a 551 run would be more effective than a vinegar run?
Or is it dangerous?
How long does 551 last?
After making a big batch do you just pour of a few ounces to clean a scrubby for example then toss the green solution?
How I do it is I make the amount I'm going to use up. I really don't know how long it will last. Sorry I wasn't more help.
@@StillnTheClear All good 👍🏼🇦🇺
That makes sense to only make what you need,😉
At 2 hours with following the formula it works great but leaving it in too long is a bad thing as its an acid that will go to work on your copper and will etch it.
Thanks for the tip.
I would've liked to watched you nervously loosen that clamp up, not really knowing how things were going to turn out lol
Yeah, it probably was funny.
I had my COPPER STOLEN! 8/9/2022! Trust NO one!
You made a "Mistake" OMG!
Off with your head
😂😂