Cleaning oak barrels is certainly no barrel of laughs!
In fact, they are quite a challenge to CLEAN and SANITISE.
Oak barrels are part of a living organism that is porous and layered – top that with a small opening, means they are VULNERABLE to being exposed to bacteria.
It’s important to be SMART and SAFE when choosing the right product – and routine maintenance is VITAL to stop nasty germs from growing. Why ruin the wine that you have so lovingly created?
Here at SWAT, we stock Oak Restorer – a mid-pH cleaner that has been specially formulated to be GENTLE on oak surfaces whilst still providing a POWERFUL clean that will not TAINT your wine.
It penetrates to remove fine solids within the porous would surface and you can use cold or hot water.
And the best news is, it has a NON-TOXIC vapour, and is a NON-DANGEROUS good for transport and handling.
Created by Barry Astley-Turner, MD of Aird Chemistry, an Australian niche specialist chemical research and manufacturing organisation with a global reputation.
Read more about AIRD products HERE
Mr Turner told SWAT: “It’s vital to clean your oak barrels REGULARLY to prevent bacteria from occurring.
“Oak restorer is a deep cleaner designed specifically for oak.
“Once the barrel has been cleaned with Oak Restorer, then clean again with Peroxipure-OFG. This is a clear, fine liquid and a great oxidising biocide for use on internal oak surfaces and flexible wine transfer hoses.
Peroxipure-OFG is a broad spectrum disinfectant of bacteria, yeast and mould, and neutralizes surface chloride ions in a cold water solution.”
For more information on Peroxipure-OFG, click HERE
Oak Restorer Features:
• Oak Restorer® has been proven to be non-tainting to wine and oak.
• Readily solubilised in water. Low chemical demand at 1-2% of water volume.
• In testing, Oak Restorer® cleans more thoroughly, to a greater depth than the current accepted practice of hot water pressure washing.
• Thoroughly cleans the internal contact surfaces extending the effective working life of oak storage vessels as wine maturation vessels. Prospectively reduces spending on barrels.
• Low to moderate foaming properties, non-corrosive to surfaces.
• Rinses cleanly with potable water at ambient temperature.
• Highly biodegradable (<30 days).
• Lowest input cost per litre of wine processed when used in a barrel soak regime.
We sell Oak Restorer in 4KG bags – so why not give it a try?
We’re always happy to offer advice.
For more information about choosing the RIGHT cleaning chemicals, click HERE
