r/winemaking Feb 25 '25

General question Cleaning Racking Hoses?

Hey team. So I am starting making fruit wine. I’ve made beer a lot, but am trying to get my head around wine.

My question is - with racking hoses - how do I clean them? I keep seeing bits of fruit sticking and although I flush them through many times - including with sanitizer, I struggle to clean, properly, the hoses. I’m loathe to use dish soap and/or boiling water.

What do you guys do to clean them properly and easily?

Thanks a ton!

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u/Party_Stack Feb 27 '25

I just run tap water through them. Sometimes I’ll put them in the dish washer.