Just got 3 Scepter water cans (the brown ones) delivered for 20$ each. The seller says they're new, just dusty. Anyone have suggestions for cleaning these out to remove that nasty plastic taste?
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I use the Camelbak cleaning tables. Dump about a gallon of warm water in the cans. Add four of the tables and shake it up real good until all the tablets desolve. Let it sit for about 10 munites or so and then dump it out.
It gets rid of the Plastic taste as well as any nasty water that may have been left in it.
It gets rid of the Plastic taste as well as any nasty water that may have been left in it.
Panzer
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I have used bleach for years. Gets all the funk out of old water cans. I use about 1/8 cup with a gallon of water shake well. Works for cooler funk as well.
Does leave a little swimming pool taste in the can if you dont let is dry out before refilling with drinking water.
Does leave a little swimming pool taste in the can if you dont let is dry out before refilling with drinking water.
rusty_tlc
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X2 on bleach, but I use more like a couple of tablespoons full to a 5Gal can.
How many tablespoons in 1/8 cup?
two US tablespoon = 0.125 US cup
.125=1/8
SO yeah the same thing.
Cool thing for those who didn't know, I typed "convert two tablespoon to cups" in the google search bar and it did the conversion for me. Google is my friend.
X2 on bleach, but I use more like a couple of tablespoons full to a 5Gal can.
How many tablespoons in 1/8 cup?
two US tablespoon = 0.125 US cup
.125=1/8
SO yeah the same thing.
Cool thing for those who didn't know, I typed "convert two tablespoon to cups" in the google search bar and it did the conversion for me. Google is my friend.
When it is very funky I go 1 cup/gallon bleach. 1/3 cup/gallon for the normal decontam.
I let it sit overnight with the bleach solution.
I do a thorough rinse with at least three fill and empty cycles.
Then I do the bicarb, 1/2 cup baking soda/ gallon. Let that sit overnight.
Thorough rinse with at least three volume exchanges.
Panzer
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Nice follow up with the baking soda, I am going to try that on the next clean cycle. Thanks.
CAS
CAS
Go to your local brew shop and get the stuff they sell to clean out glass brewing equipment. I haven't done a home brew in a while so I forget the name of the stuff but it leaves no after taste and deoderises and sterilizes in the same stroke.
rusty_tlc
Dain Bramaged Member
I never thought of it but the stuff I used to clean my beer tapper lines would also work. Could be the same stuff you are talking about. I got mine from a resturant supply place.
yeah Ive used the stuff brewers use and also heard about apple juice to remove odours etc before but never tried it.
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Brewers Cleaner
A buddy of mine gave me some of the stuff that they use at their brewery in Madison (Ale Asylum, Check them out if you're in the Madison, WI area!). I mixed a couple tbsp of that with hot water in each can, left over night and then rinsed 3 full volumes. There was still a little smell of moth balls after that so I dusted with baking soda and it seems to be better.
A buddy of mine gave me some of the stuff that they use at their brewery in Madison (Ale Asylum, Check them out if you're in the Madison, WI area!). I mixed a couple tbsp of that with hot water in each can, left over night and then rinsed 3 full volumes. There was still a little smell of moth balls after that so I dusted with baking soda and it seems to be better.
That stuff kills bacteria on contact so there is really no need to let it sit over night. Unless you want the bacteria really dead instead of just dead.
