ok guys, I was out of Star san and I have a big quart jug in the mail coming soon, but I was in need of bottling today so I ran down to my LHBS and grabbed a tiny 4 oz bottle of Iodophor on the cheap....
I used the recommended 1 tsp per 1.5 gallons of water to mix up a gallon and a half of iodophor for bottling and making a starter for my next brew...
It was a light yellow color kinda like a faint tint of watered down iced tea or watered down budweiser.... I've heard that as long as the color doesn't fade you're gtg....however by the end of the bottling phase (about 45 minutes later or so) the water was only VERY faintly colored any more.... am I gonna be ok with it being that colorless or did I risk infection by not "topping off" with more iodophor to retain that pee color in the water (I didn't think that 45 minutes would be enough to cause it to lose it's sanitizing properties but never hurts to ask)
I used the recommended 1 tsp per 1.5 gallons of water to mix up a gallon and a half of iodophor for bottling and making a starter for my next brew...
It was a light yellow color kinda like a faint tint of watered down iced tea or watered down budweiser.... I've heard that as long as the color doesn't fade you're gtg....however by the end of the bottling phase (about 45 minutes later or so) the water was only VERY faintly colored any more.... am I gonna be ok with it being that colorless or did I risk infection by not "topping off" with more iodophor to retain that pee color in the water (I didn't think that 45 minutes would be enough to cause it to lose it's sanitizing properties but never hurts to ask)