Dextersmom
Well-Known Member
So I mixed up a batch of no rinse sanitizer...not sure what brand because my lhbs buys in bulk and I get a plastic ziplock bag of white powder and my dumb self didn't ask. It seems to be the 'one step' brand though.
now the question here. on the back of an official 'one step' package it states to mix, soak, yada yada yada, but then says to rinse with cold water. Is this step necessary? my big concern here is during bottling. when i was bottling this past weekend i wasn't able to dry them completely before filling and rotating new bottles into sanitizer and then ones from sanitizer into my drain / drying area. is this sanitizer residue going to hurt my beer?
I've heard that using 'five star' is the best method, but i'd like to use the stuff i already went and spent money on. but really if its better to just get the 'five star' i may just do that because 2.50 for the bag of 'one step' really won't break my bank.
most importanly though i just want to be assured that i didn't bottle 49 bottles of yuck due to some sanitzer residue.
Thanks in advance for your comments and suggestions!
now the question here. on the back of an official 'one step' package it states to mix, soak, yada yada yada, but then says to rinse with cold water. Is this step necessary? my big concern here is during bottling. when i was bottling this past weekend i wasn't able to dry them completely before filling and rotating new bottles into sanitizer and then ones from sanitizer into my drain / drying area. is this sanitizer residue going to hurt my beer?
I've heard that using 'five star' is the best method, but i'd like to use the stuff i already went and spent money on. but really if its better to just get the 'five star' i may just do that because 2.50 for the bag of 'one step' really won't break my bank.
most importanly though i just want to be assured that i didn't bottle 49 bottles of yuck due to some sanitzer residue.
Thanks in advance for your comments and suggestions!