AlexBB
Active Member
You can get a cheap, unscented, sodium percarbonate from Lidl called 'W5'. It's about £2.50 for a Kilo.
You could also get a cheap bottle brush from Wilkos for a couple of quid. I cut the end off this and stick it in my cordless drill :-o
What I do for a good clean is soak/submerge the bottles in the W5/water mix for 24hrs*, rinse out a few times, then use the bottle brush / drill to give it a real good scrub inside.
Finish with another rinse out then a scoosh of Star San to sanitise.
Surely this would remove all traces of your lemon Fairy...
*extra long soak is to remove labels/glue which works a treat
Didn't want to start a new thread on this, and this one seems the latest so hope you don't mind me asking a question?
I have been and got some of the Aldi Almat Oxi-White (1Kg tub),
The Ingredients says it contains Sodium Carbonate Peroxide and has >30% Oxygen based bleaching agents, less than 5% non-ionic surfactant. Contains Enzyme (Alpha-Amylase, Lipase, Protease), optical brightener.
Is this stuff OK for cleaning wine / beer bottles and getting the labels off?
I thought you should not use surfactants!?
Is it the same stuff as the W5 product mentioned from Lidl?
& If it is OK, how strong to mix it?
It comes with a scoop which works out about 30g, on the side says add 2 scoops to a wash.... but how many would I add to a 25 ltr FV to soak bottles in??
Grateful of any advise?
