LynnHomeBrewer

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Just got a 5 gal. Cornelius Keg setup. I've been watching YouTube videos on cleaning and force carbing the keg. My question, is it really safe to clean w/ StarSan then rack without rinsing?

I always sanitize and rinse all my equipment and bottles and never had an off flavor brew. I see people use StarSan and rack to keg with soapy StarSan foam in it as well as their siphon and tubing with StarSan not rinsed. No off flavors or other issues. I'm kegging a Saison for my friend's bachelor party tomorrow and want to make sure it has a nice Belgian yeast flavor and not a sudsy soaping flavor.

Sean

michaeltrego

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Yep it's safe - it is a no rinse sanitizer. Once the keg has been sanitized, dump the StarSan liquid out of the keg. The foam that is left behind is perfectly fine to rack on. There won't be any sudsy soapy flavor.

TwoDollarBill

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It isn't soap. It is acidic, and at high concentrations lethal to microbes. Once diluted (as it will be once you rack onto the foam), it is harmless and non-toxic.

It doesn't taste soapy at all, it tastes acidic like lemon juice. But at the amounts you'll get from foam in a 5 gal batch, you won't be able to detect any flavor at all.

"How I learned to stop worrying and love the foam."

mattd2

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Or like the tingle in coke

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thatjonguy

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Do not fear the foam! Love the foam!

derte

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I racked right on top of this:

johnnybrew

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Ay carumba, derte! I don't fear the foam, it took a while, but all is good with me and the SS foam. But, your picture I fear! Looks like your corny is pushing out a foamy turd!

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LynnHomeBrewer

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Ok fellas, I trust your experience on this. Thank you very much!

Crito

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they had soda in them (soda is acid based).

So it won't hurt the kegs if you clean and star san the kegs for storage too.

But I am a newbie, don't do it until someone else agrees with me.

goosegrease

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Derte, that is some fearless foam!
But seriously, Lynn, I hope you changed your O-rings. Because they will pass on their soda flavor.

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