Help Desk
Sanitizing Questions
What do I need to sanitize?
Everything! This is the most important step in the brewing process. It kills any bacteria, wild yeast and mold that can cause off-flavors in your beer. It’s important to sanitize everything that comes in contact with your beer.
How do I sanitize my electric can opener?
After you have sanitized your fermenter, empty some of this solution into a spray bottle and spray down the parts that may contact your beer. Don't have a spray bottle? Pour some solution onto a clean paper towel and wipe down any surface that may come in contact with your beer.
How do I sanitize items that don't fit in my fermenter?
Good question. After your fermenter has been sanitized, you can pour this solution into a bowl or sink to sanitize any remaining items. Let these items soak for an additional 10 minutes.
What is One Step?
One Step is the only environmentally sound no-rinse cleanser in the home-brew market today and, unlike other cleansers that require rinsing (because of their alkaline nature or use materials that can be harmful to the environment), One Step is the original no-rinse cleanser and uses active oxygen to clean your home-brew and winemaking equipment.
What makes One Step work?
Oxygen. The high oxygen levels provided through a dry form of hydrogen peroxide minimizes contact time, making One Step fast and effective. One Step is completely non-toxic and contains no ecologically harmful substances and quickly biodegrades into naturally occurring substances. And unlike other no-rinse cleansers, One Step doesn’t stain skin, clothing or work surfaces.
How do I use One Step?
Simply add 1 tablespoon of One Step to a gallon of cold or warm water and dissolve. Rinse or soak equipment and bottles with the One Step solution. For best results, a 60-second contact time with the One Step solution is recommended.
What sanitizers are best to use with our brewing system?
We recommend the use of One Step in the sanitation of our fermenters. It is the only environmentally sound no-rinse cleanser in the home-brew market today and, unlike other cleansers that require rinsing because of their alkaline nature or use materials that can be harmful to the environment(i.e. Acid-based sanitizers), One Step is the original no-rinse cleanser and uses active oxygen to clean your home-brew and winemaking equipment. One Step uses oxygen entrained within a mineral crystal that dissolves when combined with water, which in turn releases the oxygen to form hydrogen peroxide – a compound long known for its sanitizing and disinfectant abilities.
Acid-based sanitizers, (i.e. Star San), are not recommended to sanitize our fermenters. Acid-based sanitizers will weaken and eventually eat through the plastic on the tap, plastic caps, and the fermenter.
Acid-based sanitizers, (i.e. Star San), are not recommended to sanitize our fermenters. Acid-based sanitizers will weaken and eventually eat through the plastic on the tap, plastic caps, and the fermenter.