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11-05-2008, 10:30 PM
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well the active ingredient is 1% titratable iodine ...that is good.
however the inactive ingredients could post problems for brewing...namely off flavors...possible poisoning, etc.
depending on the inactive ingredients it may or may not be usable.
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11-06-2008, 12:21 AM
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Yep that's the bulk iodine that I have used, and several others on here before me recomennded it...
I warn you, it doesn't have the antifoaming agent that iodophor must have, it foams up almost like starsan...so add it TO THE WATER rather than adding it in your container then putting water in after...it will make a lot of foam...OR you could do like I have done and added a couple drops of fermcap to it...
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11-06-2008, 02:21 AM
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You have to be kidding me, I passed this up because of the inactive ingredient. I wasn't sure what it would do. Instead I paid the same price for a fraction of idophor.
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11-06-2008, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Revvy
Yep that's the bulk iodine that I have used, and several others on here before me recomennded it...
I warn you, it doesn't have the antifoaming agent that iodophor must have, it foams up almost like starsan...so add it TO THE WATER rather than adding it in your container then putting water in after...it will make a lot of foam...OR you could do like I have done and added a couple drops of fermcap to it...
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Are you sure the inactive ingredients are harmless? I'm still a little leary.
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11-06-2008, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by wheeliechicken
Are you sure the inactive ingredients are harmless? I'm still a little leary.
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Well, Like I said, I wasn't the first on here to use it...Yooper and several others with FAR more years brewing than me use it.
It's used in the dairy industry as a sanitizer...meaning it sanitizes the milking equipment and the vats...So I figure if it's being used for the milk I'm drinking then it's ok for the beer as well.
There are a few sanitization threads that people walk about it on here...DO a "search for Posts" for Dairy Sanitizer.
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11-06-2008, 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Revvy
Well, Like I said, I wasn't the first on here to use it...Yooper and several others with FAR more years brewing than me use it.
It's used in the dairy industry as a sanitizer...meaning it sanitizes the milking equipment and the vats...So I figure if it's being used for the milk I'm drinking then it's ok for the beer as well.
There are a few sanitization threads that people walk about it on here...DO a "search for Posts" for Dairy Sanitizer.
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Thanks Revvy. I did read alot of those posts already but I searched again as you suggested. Still only see that you and a few others are using it "without problems" but that's all. I hate to be a pest, but do you KNOW that the inactive ingredients safe? Below is the label from what is sold at my TSC. There's no mention that it is used for sanitizing milking equipment, only that it is a wound disinfectant. I get a little nervous when I see words like: "for external animal use only" and "teats and udders should be thoroughly washed before the next milking to prevent contamination of milk". Unfortunately the product data sheet and MSDS do not mention any ingredients other than 1% iodine.
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11-06-2008, 03:46 PM
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Being that is the only ingredient listed on the MSDS is probably the best indicator that it's safe. The MSDS has to include any substance that is considered harmful.
http://www.prioritycare.com/MSDS/MSDS%20GentleIodine1-Rev2.pdf
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11-06-2008, 04:08 PM
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Yep....same with Iodophor....or with tincture of iodine that some of the brewer's use from the drug store...
I only see that it has 1% iodine in it...I don't see on the label or in the MDS that it contains any other product OTHER than that...
Sheep, it's your choice in the matter...
If you wanna worry...look at the warnings on a bottle of starsan, or Chlorine bleach used in sanitizing as well...
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11-06-2008, 07:01 PM
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Oh I'm not going to worry, soon as my little expensive bottle of Iodophor is gone I'm going to TSC and get me a big ole bottle for the same price!
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Is this safe to use as a sanitizer???
