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 Carries Many Negaitive Side Effects. Other names used for mineral oil: Liquidum paraffinum, Paraffin oil, Paraffin wax and Petrolatum. Mineral oil is really a petroleum (crude oil) by-product, just like motor oil, and it is composed entirely of hydrogen and carbon.Mineral oil coats the skin and clogs the pores like a liquid plastic.By coating and clogging the pores, mineral oil and its derivatives interfere with your skins ability to eliminate toxins, or even sweat properly, thus promoting acne and other skin problems.ineral oil increases the risk of cancer in rats that are irradiated twice a week for twenty weeks. Mineral oil can also cause health problems if absorbed in tissue, and may prevent essential nutrients from reaching the intestines, as well as cause temporary incontinence of the bowels.