Oxyclean is a fine cleaner, and since it's decomposition includes hydrogen peroxide, it can also be used as a sanitizer in sufficient dosage. However, although inexpensive, there are some drawbacks to using hydrogen peroxide as a sanitizer

• it's corrosive to metals, since the peroxide increases the amount of oxygen in contact with the metal
• it requires full contact, so requires a full carboy of solution to sanitize a carboy
• requires at least 5 minutes contact time
• pure hydrogen peroxide requires no rinsing, but cleaners or sanitizers that break down to hydrogen peroxide do usually require rinsing.
• cannot be reused - once made up into solution, the active ingredients break down to release oxygen. After a couple of hours, the solution has lost it's effectiveness.

For sanitation duties, you may want to consider StarSan instead. Here's how it stacks up

• also corrosive to metals, but less so than peroxide. I've left a plate chiller in starsan for weeks with no harm done. Not recommended for storage in kegs, since pitting can occur at the liquid-air boundary.
• doesn't require full contact. a small amount in the bottom of the carboy swirled around to cover all of the inside surfaces is sufficient.
• contact time is 30 seconds
• no rinse required
• can be reused. stored in an air-tight container starsan can last for many months. I throw out usually because it gets too dirty, rather than that it's lost it's effectiveness.

For me, starsan is simply hassle free and much easier to use than hydrogen percarbonate or chlorine based sanitizers. Another good sanitizer is iodophor, although this requires full contact, and so not as convenient as starsan.

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Oxiclean is a fine cleaner, requiring just a few minutes contact to clean, depending upon how soiled the equipment is. As it's decomposition includes hydrogen peroxide, it can also be used as a sanitizer in sufficient dosage. Hydrogen peroxide is a great sanitizer, but there are some drawbacks

• it's corrosive to metals, since the peroxide increases the amount of oxygen in contact with the metal
• it requires full contact, so requires a full carboy of solution to sanitize a carboy
• requires at least 5 minutes contact time
• pure hydrogen peroxide requires no rinsing, but cleaners or sanitizers that contain compounds that break down to hydrogen peroxide (such as Oxiclean) do usually require rinsing.
• cannot be reused - once made up into solution, the active ingredients break down to release oxygen. After a couple of hours, the solution has lost it's effectiveness.

For sanitation duties, you may want to consider StarSan instead. Here's how it stacks up

• also corrosive to metals, but less so than peroxide. I've left a plate chiller in starsan for weeks with no harm done. Not recommended for storage in kegs, since pitting can occur at the liquid-air boundary.
• doesn't require full contact. a small amount in the bottom of the carboy swirled around to cover all of the inside surfaces is sufficient.
• contact time is 30 seconds
• no rinse required
• can be reused. stored in an air-tight container starsan can last for many months. I throw out usually because it gets too dirty, rather than that it's lost it's effectiveness.

For me, starsan is simply hassle free and much easier to use than hydrogen percarbonate or chlorine based sanitizers. Another good sanitizer is iodophor, although this requires full contact, and so not as convenient as starsan.

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• cleaning and sanitation, HBT wiki

Oxyclean is a fine cleaner, and since it's based on hydrogen peroxide, it can also be used as a sanitizer in sufficient dosage. However, although inexpensive, there are some drawbacks to using hydrogen peroxide as a sanitizer

• it's corrosive to metals, since the peroxide increases the amount of oxygen in contact with the metal
• it requires full contact, so requires a full carboy of solution to sanitize a carboy
• requires at least 5 minutes contact time
• pure hydrogen peroxide requires no rinsing, but cleaners or sanitizers that break down to hydrogen peroxide do usually require rinsing.
• cannot be reused - once made up into solution, the active ingredients break down to release oxygen. After a couple of hours, the solution has lost it's effectiveness.

For sanitation duties, you may want to consider StarSan instead. Here's how it stacks up

• also corrosive to metals, but less so than peroxide. I've left a plate chiller in starsan for weeks with no harm done. Not recommended for storage in kegs, since pitting can occur at the liquid-air boundary.
• doesn't require full contact. a small amount in the bottom of the carboy swirled around to cover all of the inside surfaces is sufficient.
• contact time is 30 seconds
• no rinse required
• can be reused. stored in an air-tight container starsan can last for many months. I throw out usually because it gets too dirty, rather than that it's lost it's effectiveness.

For me, starsan is simply hassle free and much easier to use than hydrogen percarbonate or chlorine based sanitizers. Another good sanitizer is iodophor, although this requires full contact, and so not as convenient as starsan.

See

• cleaning and sanitation, HBT wiki

Oxyclean is a fine cleaner, and since it's decomposition includes hydrogen peroxide, it can also be used as a sanitizer in sufficient dosage. However, although inexpensive, there are some drawbacks to using hydrogen peroxide as a sanitizer

• it's corrosive to metals, since the peroxide increases the amount of oxygen in contact with the metal
• it requires full contact, so requires a full carboy of solution to sanitize a carboy
• requires at least 5 minutes contact time
• pure hydrogen peroxide requires no rinsing, but cleaners or sanitizers that break down to hydrogen peroxide do usually require rinsing.
• cannot be reused - once made up into solution, the active ingredients break down to release oxygen. After a couple of hours, the solution has lost it's effectiveness.

For sanitation duties, you may want to consider StarSan instead. Here's how it stacks up

• also corrosive to metals, but less so than peroxide. I've left a plate chiller in starsan for weeks with no harm done. Not recommended for storage in kegs, since pitting can occur at the liquid-air boundary.
• doesn't require full contact. a small amount in the bottom of the carboy swirled around to cover all of the inside surfaces is sufficient.
• contact time is 30 seconds
• no rinse required
• can be reused. stored in an air-tight container starsan can last for many months. I throw out usually because it gets too dirty, rather than that it's lost it's effectiveness.

For me, starsan is simply hassle free and much easier to use than hydrogen percarbonate or chlorine based sanitizers. Another good sanitizer is iodophor, although this requires full contact, and so not as convenient as starsan.

See

• cleaning and sanitation, HBT wiki