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Default Elderberry Goo Residue Removel Help

On Mar 11, 12:10*am, "Mike" > wrote:
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> >> There is a product called 'Goo Gone', and it works wonders on the "white,
> >> latex-based glue-from-he**" used to affix wine labels. It might help your
> >> situation. It's a citrus based cleanser. Look for it at your local
> >> 'big-box' home improvement center or check your local grocery store. I've
> >> never made elderberry wine, so I can't say that I've experience. But also
> >> understand that the Goo-Gone also has petroleum-based products in it, so
> >> you will also have to use a plain detergent afterwards. Yuk.
> >> Joanne

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> >>>> 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.

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> >>>> Help!

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> >>>> Andie Z

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> >>> There is a really simple and magical something that does it which I
> >>> can't remember at the moment. This question comes up every now and then
> >>> so stay tuned for a solution from a guru for your goo.

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> >>> Mike

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> I think the solution was to use vegetable or olive oil. From memory, the goo
> is soluble in the oil. The combination is then able to be cleaned off with
> ordinary dish detergent... or that's what my pickled memory is telling me..
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I've made elderberry wine for years also. It seems that when I boil
the berries, I get more goo but get very little with raw berries. I
don't bother boiling anymore.

Paul