Sanitizer

[Donald Poineau]

If I use star San sanitizer to clean my bottles after I rinse with the star San do I need to rinse with water ?

 

[Alex4mula]

No.

 

[Donald Poineau]

Thank u

 

[mongoose33]

If I use star San sanitizer to clean my bottles after I rinse with the star San do I need to rinse with water ?

No, in fact, do not rinse with water. Star-San is not going to cause any problems for you.

Now, there's another issue. Star-San isn't a cleaner. It's a sanitizer. You need to use something for cleaning (PBW, for instance), and then after rinsing that out, sanitize using Star-San.

When I bottle off my keezer, I rinse the interior of the bottles with Star-san. I let them drain for a minute, then put beer in them.

If you're worried about Star-San screwing up the beer, do this: take a sip of Star-san. You'll find that it doesn't taste like....well...anything.

 

[MaxStout]

There are some stories around this site about people who have had a quart or so of Starsan sucked back into their fermenters during cold-crash and yet their beers turned out fine.

Think about that. Five percent Starsan and yet they couldn't even taste it.

It's called a "no-rinse" sanitizer for good reason. Rinsing it out defeats its purpose. A little bit of Starsan left in your bottles won't be noticeable.

Don't fear the foam!

 

[kh54s10]

Do not clean with Starsan. It is a sanitizer and not a cleaner. You want a clean utensil that is then sanitized. Wet with Starsan and wait a little more than one minute. It is no rinse and although the directions say let it dry, I believe that is for food prep. Do not let it dry.

Turn up any vessel, let the Starsan drip out. Any left is good, no concern.

 

[snarf7]

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Now, there's another issue. Star-San isn't a cleaner. It's a sanitizer. You need to use something for cleaning (PBW, for instance), and then after rinsing that out, sanitize using Star-San.

That's what I do too. Fill the keg with warm water and PBW, put the dip tube back in and give it a good shake, let it stand 20-30 mins then scrub the inside with a long brush, shake it up again then empty and rinse well 2-3 times to get all the PBW out. Then fill with water+star san solution, let it sit 10 mins then empty it and leave it sitting upside down so it drains out, then you're ready to go!

 

[ReaperOnefour]

DO NOT clean your equipment with star san brother. Use PBW to clean. Its a little expensive, but its the best. Ive never used star san before, ( i use iodophor) but from what ive read star san is a really good sanitizer too. Hope this helps brother.