Star San Foam question and yeast

[goosehunter75]

I know everyone says don’t fear the foam! However, I just had a thought. I just transferred an IPA into a secondary. I normally don’t worry about transferring but this beer was really trashy! I used star San to sanitized my secondary and of course there was a lot of foam left when I transferred into it. I’m not worried about off flavors from the Star San, but I bottle condition. Any chance the Foam hurts my yeast?

 

[foolsbrew]

It's completely fine.

 

[Buick Beer Gardens]

Should be no issues with the yeast.

 

[Kaz]

Ya, no problem. As I recall, there is actually some nutrients in the foam that the yeast will utilize.

 

[goosehunter75]

Great! I didn’t think it’s be an issue but wanted reassurance!

 

[CascadesBrewer]

I just transferred an IPA into a secondary.

I used a secondary for years cuz that was what you did. Based on the common advice, I stopped when I got back into brewing a while ago. I have also taken further steps to reduce cold side oxidation (oxidation that occurs after fermentation) and this was one of the biggest improvements that I made to my hoppy beers.

I would not recommend using a secondary for most beers. I would strongly recommend you do not do a secondary for hoppy beers.