{"id":8158,"date":"2019-02-17T15:29:27","date_gmt":"2019-02-17T20:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/?p=8158"},"modified":"2019-02-17T15:29:28","modified_gmt":"2019-02-17T20:29:28","slug":"cleaning-and-sanitation-with-rick-theiner-beersmith-podcast-187","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/17\/cleaning-and-sanitation-with-rick-theiner-beersmith-podcast-187\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleaning and Sanitation with Rick Theiner &#8211; BeerSmith Podcast #187"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-via=\"beersmith\" data-count=\"vertical\" data-url=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/17\/cleaning-and-sanitation-with-rick-theiner-beersmith-podcast-187\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PodNew200.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PodNew200.png 200w, https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PodNew200-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rick Theiner, maker of the Eco-Logic series of cleaners joins me this week to discuss cleaning and sanitation for beer brewing.<br \/><\/p> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Subscribe on iTunes to <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/beersmith-home-beer-brewing\/id398500515?mt=2\">Audio version <\/a>or <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/beersmith-home-beer-brewing\/id824963861\">Video version<\/a> or on <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/app\/playmusic?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&amp;isi=691797987&amp;ius=googleplaymusic&amp;link=https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/m\/Iphebe3merhgcijzboixy7t27ky?t%3DBeerSmith_Home_and_Beer_Brewing_Podcast\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/beersmith\/BSHB-187-Cleaning.mp3\">Download the MP3 File<\/a> &#8211; Right Click and <strong>Save As<\/strong> to download this mp3 file<\/p> [audio:http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/beersmith\/BSHB-187-Cleaning.mp3] <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TyBiDvphGHs\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe> <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topics in This Week&#8217;s Episode (47:41)<\/h3> <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Today my guest is Rick Theiner. Rick is the President of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecologiccleansers.com\/home-users\/homebrewing\/\">Logic, Inc, makers of the Eco-logic line of cleaning and sanitation products <\/a>including One-step, Straight-A and San-Step.<\/li><li>Rick explains the difference between cleaning and sanitation and why they are separate steps using different chemicals. He also explains the more stringent disinfecting and sterilizing terms.<\/li><li>We discuss the cleaning process which removes dirt and biofilms and how the material\/surface being cleaned makes a big difference.<\/li><li>Rick tells us why the soil\/biofilm types also matter and it often takes a different combination of chemicals and action to remove them all.<\/li><li>We discuss the four basic elements of cleaning: Time, temperature, mechanical action and chemical action.<\/li><li>Rick also explains the many different phsio-chemical reactions going on when we clean a surface.<\/li><li>We talk about sanitizing agents and why they are different from cleaning agents.<\/li><li>Rick provides his basic rules for cleaning for home brewers.<\/li><li>Rick tells us why household cleaners may not be a great substitute for cleaners and sanitizers designed for home brewing.<\/li><li>He walks us through the products his company offers including Straight-A, One-Step and San-Step NS and how each are best used.<\/li><\/ul> <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sponsors<\/h3> <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Thank you to our sponsor <a href=\"http:\/\/beerandbrewing.com\">Craft Beer and Brewing Magazine<\/a> for sponsoring this episode. I encourage you to subscribe to their great magazine!<\/li><li>And also <a href=\"http:\/\/anvilbrewing.com\">Anvil Brewing Equipment<\/a>. Anvil is a new line of kettles, burners and accessories from John Blichmann at Blichmann Engineering. They make top quality brewing equipment built to last a lifetime.<\/li><li>Also check out <a href=\"http:\/\/beersmith.com\">BeerSmith<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/beersmith.com\/mobile\">BeerSmith Mobile software<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/beersmith.com\/dvd\">new DVDs John Palmer and I filmed<\/a> &#8211; How to Brew with Malt Extract and How to Brew All Grain are available now. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/beersmith.com\/blog\/subscribe\/\">subscribe to the BeerSmith newsletter<\/a> for free to get some great articles on home brewing.<\/li><\/ul> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to Rick Theiner for appearing on the show and also to you for listening!<br \/><strong>iTunes Announcements<\/strong>: I launched a new <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/beersmith-home-beer-brewing\/id824963861\">video channel for the BeerSmith podcast on iTunes<\/a>, so subscribe now! At the moment it will only feature the new widescreen episodes (#75 and up). Older episodes are available on my revamped <a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/mrbeersmith\">Youtube channel<\/a>. Also all of my <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/beersmith-home-brewing-blog\/id398500515\">audio episodes are on iTunes<\/a> now &#8211; so grab the older episodes if you missed any.<\/p> <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thoughts on the Podcast?<\/h3> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leave me a comment below or visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/beersmith.com\/forum\">discussion forum<\/a> to leave a comment in the podcast section there.<\/p> <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Subscribe to the Podcast on iTunes or BeerSmith Radio<\/h3> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can listen to all of my podcast episodes streaming live around the clock on our <a href=\"http:\/\/BeerSmith.com\/Radio\">BeerSmith Radio<\/a> online radio station! You can also subscribe to the audio or video using the iTunes links below, or the feed address<\/p> <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Audio feed on iTunes &#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/beersmith-home-brewing-blog\/id398500515\"><\/a> (direct: <a href=\"http:\/\/beersmith.com\/content\/feed\/podcast\"><strong>http:\/\/beersmith.com\/content\/feed\/podcast<\/strong><\/a>)<\/li><li>Video feed on iTunes &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/beersmith-home-beer-brewing\/id824963861\"><\/a> (direct: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/beersmith.com\/tv\/category\/podcast\/feed\/\">http:\/\/beersmith.com\/tv\/category\/podcast\/feed\/<\/a><\/strong> )<\/li><li><strong>Audio podcast <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/app\/playmusic?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&amp;isi=691797987&amp;ius=googleplaymusic&amp;link=https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/m\/Iphebe3merhgcijzboixy7t27ky?t%3DBeerSmith_Home_and_Beer_Brewing_Podcast\">on Google Play 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