A Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine reader recently asked us the following question:
What is the difference between cleaning, sanitation, and sterilization of equipment?
I’ve seen a lot of brewers use them interchangeably.
There is actually a substantial difference between the terms and how they are applied in brewing. Obviously clean equipment is critical in beer making, more so than for wine or mead due to the low alcohol levels of the beer and high risk of infection.