3 Homebrew Cleaning Steps 🧼

They said if you get into homebrewing, you better like cleaning. I've learned to LOVE cleaning! I like to see my equipment shine after a long brew day so it's ready to go for the next one Now, while I'm always thinking about how I can improve my brewing process, what about my cleaning process? I have a few tricks I use to improve my brewery cleaning process and I want to share them with you today. 1. Reuse Chiller Water for Cleaning When I'm chilling down the beer, I collect the hot wastewater in either a bucket or my hot liquor tank instead of letting it go down the drain. And I use the hot water to run through my system and clean out my mash tun and boil kettle. What's great about hot water is I rarely have to use a cleaning solution. A hot rinse in sometimes all you need. Every once in a while, I'll mix in a little PBW and let the system soak for a whole day to really bring the original shine back. And PBW works best in hot water. So it's a win-win. 2. Use a Mesh Bag In Your Mash Tun Instead of digging out all the spent grain manually, if you use a mesh bag in your mash tun, all you have to do is pull the grains out in one fell swoop. Empty the mesh bag, turn it inside out, and give a rinse. Boom! Your mash tun is clean and ready for the next brew day! 3. Scrub Daddy I found out about using the Scrub Daddy from Bruloshpy. Before I used to just use a nylon brush. It worked, but the scrub daddy works 10 times better. The leverage plus the scrubbing action from a rough sponge really does the trick. And it won't scratch stainless steel. Also, it's soft in warm water and hardens in cold water. Another level of cleaning technology. Fascinating! I highly recommend picking up a few. Here are some more cleaning tips too. And if you have any cleaning hacks, I would love to hear about them. I'm always looking to improve, so please reply! Happy Brewing! Matt, Founder of Brew Cabin P.S. - Looking for a way to improve your all-grain brewing process? The Level Up All Grain Video Course is the perfect resource for brewers who want to take their game to the next level. With over 6 hours of video content, this course will help you dial in your system and improve your all-grain brewing process. Improve your beer quality by learning new techniques and processes that are covered in this video course! Topics include water chemistry, yeast health, mashing, fermentation temperature, dry-hopping, and more. You'll be able to brew better beer with less effort after watching these videos! Click here now to get Level Up All Grain Video Course today! Update your info or unsubscribe from Brew Cabin. Ace Media, 2525 Arapahoe Ave. Suite E4 – #512, Boulder, Colorado 80302, United States