Prevent haze on the inside of vinyl tubing when cleaning

I've been cleaning my carboys with oxy-clean and it works wonders... no need to even brush (which is important if you're using the plastic 'Better Bottles').

So I decided to throw all my vinyl tubes in the warm oxy for a couple of hours. I rinsed the tubes really well by running high-speed hose water through them (shot 30 feet into the yard), but when they dried, they all had a haze on them--even the brand new, never used ones. I doubt it will impart any flavor or hold any bacteria, but I really don't like it. If I put a q-tip in the end and rub the inner wall of the tube, the haze comes right off, but I don't have a way to rub the entire length of the tube.

Has anyone else encountered this? What did you do?

Topic tubing cleaning homebrew

Category Mac

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You're seeing mineral precipitate left from your hot cleaning solution as it cooled. I soak my kegs in clean, hot water after I've finishing oxycleaning them, and that usually gets rid of the haze. Sometimes it doesn't work -- it really depends on the type of water you're using; I had the same problem just using tap water in an area with high mineral content.

I've never noticed any off-flavors, although it does make my equipment look far more messy than it is!

EDIT: I noticed @brewchez answered with the same thing first. S/he should get credit for this answer.

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