Home Brew Forums > Home Brewing Beer > Equipment/Sanitation > Dumb question about Star San bottle




Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 12-17-2007, 07:50 PM   #1
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
Recipes 
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 163
Liked 1 Times on 1 Posts

Default Dumb question about Star San bottle

Okay, I tried to figure this one out, what is the extra opening in the bottle that star san comes in for? Is it a relief valve? There's measurement units on the little bubble it drains from which implies it's for measuring the right amount to use, but I can't figure out how you're supposed to dump the concentrate from the main vessel through that little thin tube that connects the bubble to the rest of the bottle.


reshp1 is offline
 
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Old 12-17-2007, 07:58 PM   #2
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
Recipes 
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 892
Liked 3 Times on 3 Posts

Default

open the top of the small measuring part and squeeze the big section.


__________________
"Retail is for suckers."
Chello is offline
 
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Old 12-17-2007, 08:00 PM   #3
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
Recipes 
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 1,196
Liked 3 Times on 3 Posts

Default

ITs not a dumb question. If you've never used such a thing, it could be quite odd. Here is the procedure:

1. Open cap on the small section with the measurments
2. Gently squeeze big section
3. You will see star san go up the small tube into the small section
4. Stop squeezing when at desired level
5. Drain into water and repeat as needed

I hope that helps
__________________
MrShake - Top Hat Brewery

Project Links: Electric HERMS | Wet Bar

Primary - Air
On Commercial Tap - Sam Adam's Octoberfest
On Tap 2 - Air
On Tap 3 - Air
On Tap 4 - Easy English Mild
On Tap 5 - Air
MrShake is offline
 
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Old 12-17-2007, 08:10 PM   #4
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
Recipes 
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 163
Liked 1 Times on 1 Posts

Default

Haha, I had a feeling the lid would have to come off to get the it to fill, but I couldn't think of how to tilt the bottle so the little part would fill but wouldn't dump out of the openning. Never even occured to me that you could squeeze. Thanks.
reshp1 is offline
 
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Old 12-17-2007, 08:12 PM   #5
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
Recipes 
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: California
Posts: 48
Default

Being dumb would of been not to ask.
__________________
Never trust a man who doesnt drink
brewnman is offline
 
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Old 12-17-2007, 08:14 PM   #6
Feedback Score: 0 reviews
Recipes 
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 131
Liked 1 Times on 1 Posts

Default

No worries, I asked the same question in a different thread the other day. I tried everything (squeezing and tilting with both caps on, both off, one-on-one-off, etc.) and couldn't get it to work.

Turned out I just had a bit of plastic jammed in the tube. Once I squeezed hard enough it just sort of popped out and now it works properly. Just open the small compartment but keep the large one closed tightly so when you squeeze it can only go up the tube.

chris.


CallMeZoot is offline
 
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Reply

Quick Reply
Message:
Options
Thread Tools
Display Modes


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Out of Star San... Need help quick so I can Bottle! BeerArchitect54 Equipment/Sanitation 18 12-13-2012 03:10 PM
$17 to ship a star san bottle??? WTF??? middleofnowhere Drunken Ramblings and Mindless Mumbling 29 09-30-2009 08:35 PM
Star San 8 oz bottle question.... ohill1981 Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 7 12-22-2008 03:52 PM
I am dumb and have a dumb question TurboBrew Bottling/Kegging 18 08-29-2008 05:08 PM
Star San in a Better Bottle WillPall Equipment/Sanitation 3 01-11-2008 09:37 PM



FOLLOW US ON