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Default Elderberry Goo Residue Removel Help

In article >, "Andie Z" > wrote:
>We have been making elderberry wine for years. This year we made another 12
>gallons. The big problem we have is cleaning up. During and after primary
>fermentation we end up with a non-soluble goo. We still haven't discovered
>a way to wash it off our stirrer, our primary, or anything else. Does
>anyone have a sure fire way of getting it off stuff. My 90 year old mother
>is the wine master and she has it on her finger nails.


Washing soda is an excellent general-purpose cleaner. Mix it at the rate of 1
cup powder to 1 gallon warm water to start with, and see if that does the job.