Cleaning cubes?

[pricey]

Hello all,

New to HB and have learned heaps reading through all the old posts here.

I've been thinking about getting a cube to rack into after reading the many posts on the sometimes controversial topic of racking. The only thing that stopped me buying one today was looking at the small little cap on top and thinking about how I would clean it out.

Are cubes like this difficult to clean out after use? I was a bit concerned that without being able to reach inside and scrub any crud out cleaning might be a drama.

Thoughts from any cube users?

[shane_vor]

I have no idea about these cubes of which you speak, however, I do use big glass wine-making fermenters and the top has a hole big enough only to fit abung in.

I've never had a problem cleaning since I just pop in a dishwasher tablet and fill with hot water. Mind you I only use those due to th ering around the top left by the 'krausen' (?)

[JaCk_SpArRoW]

Hello all,

New to HB and have learned heaps reading through all the old posts here.

I've been thinking about getting a cube to rack into after reading the many posts on the sometimes controversial topic of racking. The only thing that stopped me buying one today was looking at the small little cap on top and thinking about how I would clean it out.

Are cubes like this difficult to clean out after use? I was a bit concerned that without being able to reach inside and scrub any crud out cleaning might be a drama.

Thoughts from any cube users?

I bought a secondary for racking pricey & they had the cubes there but try getting your hand in there to clean it...no thanks....I ended up getting a Morgan's Pail fopr $17.50...plenty of room for cleaning!

[yardglass]

I ended up getting a Morgan's Pail for $17.50...plenty of room for cleaning!

is that a 25lt Pail ?

if so, that's a bargain young JaCKy JaCKy.

you'll never look back now young pailer...

[JaCk_SpArRoW]

I ended up getting a Morgan's Pail for $17.50...plenty of room for cleaning!

is that a 25lt Pail ?

if so, that's a bargain young JaCKy JaCKy.

you'll never look back now young pailer...

Yep is sure is yardy...got the whole kit....25lt pail, airlock & grommet, strip thermo, tap & sed reducer & 2m of racking hose all for $34!!

[yardglass]

bargain.
my hbs wants $30 for pail, just pail

[pricey]

Ended up buying a 25L cube for $20 from Bunnings but I'm thinking now it wasn't the wisest choice in terms of cleaning and also in light of a proper pail/fermenter not costing much (if any) more. Not too worried though as I figure I can still put it to use for bulk priming and it won't need much cleaning.

[JaCk_SpArRoW]

bargain.
my hbs wants $30 for pail, just pail

Holy crap, thats expensive...you'd probably be able to get it cheaper if you ordered it through the Morgans website!