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.
Mineral oil is a colorless and odorless oil thatâs made from petroleumâas a by-product of the distillation of petroleum to produce gasoline. Itâs long been used as a common ingredient in lotions, creams, ointments, and cosmetics.Itâs lightweight and inexpensive, and helps reduce water loss from the skin.he highest grade available is called âpharmaceutical grade,â or âmineral oil USP.â. Even this high grade of mineral oil can trap ingredients in your pores, however, because the oil is an âocclusive agentââwhich means that it forms a physical barrier over your skin to reduce moisture loss.