Blowoff Tubing - how do you clean it??

[ssorck]

So it looks like the violent part of my Hop Stoopid clone's fermenting has passed, and I'm left with a 4' piece of blowoff tubing that looks pretty disgusting on the inside. I'm not really planning on removing this until I bottle (4 weeks). How do you clean it out? Do you just chuck it and replace?

[FrozenInTime]

I use cheapo tubing from Lowe's. When it gets like that, I toss it.

[Beer-lord]

Very warm water and PBW. Let it soak for a few hours. Rinse out with warm water then dunk in Star San and you should be good to go.
But I agree with FIT, sometimes I just pitch and start over.

[BigPapaG]

I use a brush to clean mine (important to get any biomass out of there... The guys at five star chemicals adamently recommend brushing ).

Understand that I use the brushes to clean my transfer tubing as needed as well... Replacing when needed of course.

I have a 1" x 4' brush and a 3/8" x 3' I think... Look like little carboy brushes... LOL!

It helps to remove the blowoff immediately after primary subsides and replace with a standard airlock.

The tubing will come much cleaner as opposed to leaving it for four weeks.

A quick soak in your choice of cleaner/sanitizer, rinse, brush soak rinse does the trick!

[John Sand]

Good info, thanks. I cleaned my airlock and fermenter yesterday from overflow. I was surprised how much of it was thick creamy yeast. I tried to save the stuff from the airlock, but it was a tablespoon or so. The stuff in the lid groove had to be hosed off.

[ssorck]

Decided to pitch the tubing. Got it off and it was just nasty, lol.

That being said I found this that would be very useful for cleaning blowoff tubing. One of these days maybe I'll grab it and check it out...

http://www.patientsleepsupplies.com/CPA ... 4AodPTIAbQ

[BigPapaG]

Decided to pitch the tubing. Got it off and it was just nasty, lol.

That being said I found this that would be very useful for cleaning blowoff tubing. One of these days maybe I'll grab it and check it out...

http://www.patientsleepsupplies.com/CPA ... 4AodPTIAbQ

Cool... Good selection here, various sizes and a bit less expensive as well...

http://www.nthomebrew.com/categories/Cl ... red&page=2

Cheers!

[Gymrat]

5 ft of tubing is less than my bar tab for 2 beers. I just pitch mine and replace it after a really active fermentation