BWP is a specialised caustic powder specifically formulated for heavy-duty cleaning in wineries, breweries, food & beverage plants, and similar environments. It is particularly effective in preventing scale build-up in areas with hard water. This versatile product can be applied to various surfaces such as stainless steel benches, trolleys, utensils, kettles, tanks, CIP systems, pipework, as well as tiled walls and floors in all food and beverage areas.
Features:
- Effectively wets and penetrates tartrate deposits in wineries
- Assists with the removal of brown film
- Can be used with high pressure units
- Prevents scale formation in areas with hard water
- Formulated with low foaming and biodegradable surfactants
- Contains caustic stable sequestrants
- Consists of 93% w/w sodium hydroxide
Technical Information:
Fragrance: No added fragrance
Colour: White
Form: Powder
pH Level: 13.2
Incompatible surfaces: May be corrosive to metals.
15kg Bag
For use in Wineries: Use the amounts shown in the table below as a usage guide.
The amount of BWP required will depend on the thickness of tartrate, its structure and the size of the tank. The thickness of the tartrate deposit can vary dependant on the age of the wine, type, how long it has been in the tank and process in use such as cold stabilisation.
Light: Small crystals up to 2mm scattered over the surface with a lot of uncovered stainless steel still exposed.
Medium: Small crystals up to 2mm covering most of the surface.
Heavy: Larger crystals over 2mm covering most or all of the surface.
After a while, the operators will be able to establish the optimum amounts needed for each tank.
| Tank Size |
Light Deposit |
Medium Deposit |
Heavy Deposit |
| 10,000L |
1.5kg |
2kg |
3kg |
| 20,000L |
2kg |
2.5kg |
4kg |
| 50,000L |
3kg |
5kg |
7.5kg |
| 100,000L |
5kg |
7.5kg |
11kg |
| 200,000L |
7.5kg |
10kg |
15kg |
| 500,000L |
10kg |
15kg |
22.5kg |
- Add BWP slowly to water with stirring to prevent heat build-up and boiling over.
- Circulate with sprayball or other system for 20 - 30 minutes.
- Monitor by testing pH and by visual assessment. Maintain pH above 10 to ensure continued effectiveness.
- Drain tank when clean, then rinse with water and finally a mildly acidic rinse.
BWP is a cleaner not a sanitiser. If sanitising is required, use a dedicated sanitising product such as
Oxypower or
Oxysan via your preferred method.
Food Industry Use:
As a heavy duty CIP or COP cleaner, for bottle washing, cleaning deep fryers, meat hook cleaning and soaking equipment.
Use at levels between 2 – 3% dependent on degree of soiling.
- Add slowly to cold water, then heat solution. Never add to hot water
- Rinse all surfaces with potable water after cleaning
