Here is the equipment you will need for racking: 1  Your jug of hard cider. 2  A second, clean sterile and empty glass jug (this is your âsecondaryâ jug) or clean sterile food grade plastic pail. 3  4-6 feet of food grade tubing.  Optional: A lock for the end of the tubing so that you can stop the flow without loosing suction.
Mineral oil is a mixture of complex hydrocarbons, mainly cyclic paraffins and alkanes (ideally 15 to 40 percent carbons). Mineral oil is chemically the same as petroleum jelly or white mineral oil, except it is liquid petroleum which makes it an ideal choice for several applications.
It can be used as a preservative, lubricant, coolant, and non-conductive thermal fluid. How Paraffinum Liquidum Works. Mineral oil is an alkane/paraffin that is composed entirely of hydrogen and carbon. Mineral oil is one of dozens of other by-products of petroleum distillation, making it a liquid petrolatum.Naturally, mineral oil is very oily but can easily be removed with soap and water.t can be used as a preservative, lubricant, coolant, and non-conductive thermal fluid. How Paraffinum Liquidum Works. Mineral oil is an alkane/paraffin that is composed entirely of hydrogen and carbon. Mineral oil is one of dozens of other by-products of petroleum distillation, making it a liquid petrolatum.