Wort on top of star san

Hey everyone. I have a quick question. I just brewed my first batch and used star san to sanitize everything. Well, when I added my wort to the fermenter, the star san was still wet inside. There was no liquid inside, but the star san had not dried. Is this going to affect my beer? Thanks.

not a bit, it is actually good for the yeast. a quick search for "don't fear the foam" will result many detailed discussions on the subject.

stever said:

not a bit, it is actually good for the yeast. a quick search for "don't fear the foam" will result many detailed discussions on the subject.

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yup, I do it on purpose all the time

Yeah, the Star San is neutralized at a certain pH and it becomes food for the yeasties. You can actually drink the stuff diluted and it won't harm you (or at least that's what the inventor claims).

damrass said:

Yeah, the Star San is neutralized at a certain pH and it becomes food for the yeasties. You can actually drink the stuff diluted and it won't harm you (or at least that's what the inventor claims).

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taken a shot of it out of a squirt bottle...tastes like sweet and sour mix

In my infinite wisdom, I managed to dump a whole airlock full of it in the brew and never noticed anything bad come of it. I know it's hard to "don't fear the foam" in the beginning, I'm personally at the "I know I'm not supposed to fear the foam but did they mean this much foam?" stage...

from another thread..

stever said:

not a bit, it is actually good for the yeast. a quick search for "don't fear the foam" will result many detailed discussions on the subject.

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That was going to be my reply!

Can you say...

DON'T FEAR THE FOAM????

damrass said:

Yeah, the Star San is neutralized at a certain pH and it becomes food for the yeasties. You can actually drink the stuff diluted and it won't harm you (or at least that's what the inventor claims).

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It actually needs to be wet in order to ensure it is still sanitized, it is what is called a "wet sanitizer."