Star San in keg

j_oracle · 10-21-2005, 12:57 PM

Does anyone know if a couple of cups of properly diluted Star San sanitizer left in a 5 gallon batch of kegged beer is bad?

I could not taste it versus the straight beer when transfering and found out I forgot to drain the solution. Would you pitch it or it is okay?

vtfan99 · 10-21-2005, 01:01 PM

It should be ok.....but there's only one way to find out. Time for a taste test.

El Pistolero · 10-21-2005, 01:01 PM

If you couldn't taste it, it's probably OK.

Darth Konvel · 10-21-2005, 01:33 PM

If there was only a few cups of the diluted solution left, you're quite all right.

The stuff is pretty safe in diluted form, just don't drink it straight

**david_42** · 10-21-2005, 02:44 PM

I always leave a little starsan in my kegs after cleaning. I also leave them pressurized. When I'm ready to use the keg I attach a party tap and drain it. If there isn't enough pressure left to expell all of the starsan, I need to replace gaskets. I probably always have a little starsan in my ales. Doesn't seem to hurt.

Another good reason to not use bleach!