Aussiedistiller, Home Distilling, Moonshine, Home Brew

Hello Legends,
For those use an IBC for cooling. Do you treat the water to stop it turn green?
Mine is in the shed and as it gets warm after a run (35 deg today) it is essentially a growth pond for bugs and algae?
What’s everyone else doing?
Cheers

I cant see any harm in balancing it like a pool. I have a black ibc and have done zip to it in over 12mnths..

I've been using one of the sort of see through white ones for years. Bit of growth around the edges but mostly still clear.
I also do nothing to it.

I haven't added anything to mine for awhile. I used to put a small bit of Chlorine in to help kill anything growing.

Use these, really cheap and work a treat! Get em from your local rural supplies store.

Chocko

buggar mabe i should check mine haven't checked it since the pump crapped out 2 years ago no dramas so havent looked since :laughing-rolling:

Yep get the aqua trough or there is one I use for ponds. Keeps it sparkling

What about adding the waste alcohol to the water .

You could add Sodium metabisulphite to make a 1% sanitize solution, this should last a couple of years.

ant b wrote:You could add Sodium metabisulphite to make a 1% sanitize solution, this should last a couple of years.

Problem with adding to cooling water chemicals that they may corrode metals in your cooling coil.

wynnum1 wrote:What about adding the waste alcohol to the water .

That is my system. All foreshots get added to the barrel

Even with green walls of algae on my IBC, the meter reads 30 ppm from rainwater stored for weeks.

I wouldn't worry about it, but borax can help with algae.