dirty demi johns

[tove]

Hi,

I have found a couple of demi jons that have been in the garden for years...want to do my first wine..

I have given them a good clean but where they have been out for so long, there is a bit of crusty gunk in the bottom.

Any ideas what I can leave them to soak in to break this down?

Thanks,
Dave

 

[Wez]

Oxy clean, warm water. Give it a good soak then add some rice and shake about the rice should fetch off the gunk that the oxy doesn't

 

[Sean_Mc]

Fish tank stones sloshed around with water to remove the stubborn gunk or I found the lance on my jet wash did the trick.

 

[tove]

brill...off to asda now...thanks Wez

 

[tove]

fish tank stones...like it...goona try before going to asda!!

Cheers

 

[greencheapsk8]

Pot scrub and some wire.
You will be brewing in no time :)

 

[Samarith]

I've always found rice grains (uncooked!!) and vinegar does the job every time.

 

[stu9000]

just tried this with gravel off the driveway :shock: worked a treat!