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Old 07-22-2009, 01:12 AM   #21
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The easy way to test your starsan is to test the PH. This can be done expensively with a fancy PH meter, or quite cheaply ( a couple bucks) with some PH test strips. If/when the PH reads above 3.0 it is time to discard the starsan solution and mix up some more.
I tried that, then I decided it was much easier to buy a 5 gallon water bottle at my local grocery store for $6.48 and fill with 5 gallons of RO water for $1.75 to make a big batch of starsan for my spray bottle and small uses. It has lasted this long.




I just refilled it last week. This stuff works great on extract brews too.

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I tried that, then I decided it was much easier to buy a 5 gallon water bottle at my local grocery store for $6.48 and fill with 5 gallons of RO water for $1.75 to make a big batch of starsan for my spray bottle and small uses. It has lasted this long.

I just refilled it last week. This stuff works great on extract brews too.
Lessons from the master there. 5 gallons of reverse osmosis. I've been meaning to do that with maybe a 3 gallon bottle becuase it's easier to lift. Just haven't seen one with a cap yet.

So Ed, did anyone find it odd that you were photographing the water filling station?
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Lessons from the master there. 5 gallons of reverse osmosis. I've been meaning to do that with maybe a 3 gallon bottle becuase it's easier to lift. Just haven't seen one with a cap yet.

So Ed, did anyone find it odd that you were photographing the water filling station?
My local grocery has 3 gallon water bottles for under 5 bucks and they have caps too.

Gotta love my camera phone.
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My local grocery has 3 gallon water bottles for under 5 bucks and they have caps too.
I'm pretty sure that I saw some of these at my local grocery store as well. The store also has one of those RO bottle fillers out front. I'm definitely gonna use this procedure in the future.

It seems that I'm always learning, and always tweaking my process just a little bit. Guess that is what keeps this hobby so interesting.

Thanks for the tip EdWort!
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