This just happened on my StarSan. I just finished a bottle of Iodaphor with the same problem.
Tightened that cap and it split!
@#$%*^%&%^$!
Tightened that cap and it split!
@#$%*^%&%^$!
WTF...Broken caps on sanitizer.
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c.n.budz
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The bottles of Iodophor that I've had delivered from MoreBeer always come with clear packing tape around the caps, I wonder if it's a problem they know about and use the tape to prevent it...
Or maybe you just need to lay off the spinach there popeye...
Or maybe you just need to lay off the spinach there popeye...
Iordz
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Man, how hard did you tighten it?
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Easy there, Muscles!
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I think the caps get dried out easily.
This is a common problem with strong chemicals packaged in polyolefins, it's called environmental stress cracking. I have complained to my LHBS about this, and pointed out that the problem has been solved by most polymer suppliers, so that Five Star needs to get get different caps. My last bottle came with a black cap, so maybe they have already fixed the problem.
That has happened to me before.
A hint--buy the big brown bottles of hydrogen peroxide at Walmart for 2 dollars and use the caps from those. Perfect fit and they don't crack like the star-san ones do.
A hint--buy the big brown bottles of hydrogen peroxide at Walmart for 2 dollars and use the caps from those. Perfect fit and they don't crack like the star-san ones do.
EdWort
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Dude said:
Thanks! My 32 oz bottle of Starsan gave me a cracked lid within two week. I swapped lids and taped it down. Now I'm more gentle, but live the peroxide cap idea.
EdWort said:
Paying essentiually 2 bucks for a cap sucks, but star-san is like gold.
EdWort
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Dude said:Paying essentiually 2 bucks for a cap sucks, but star-san is like gold.
Yeah, but I want to keep the bottle cause I have a gallon of the stuff that I bought in January for $26.
It should last me a few years.
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Thank God I'm not alone.
We're all so damn strong.
We're all so damn strong.
Ryanh1801
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same thing happened to mine. I don't remember doing it but saw it when I needed to use it.
My black-capped Star San suffered the same fate a few months ago. Stupid caps.
FlyGuy
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Yep, me too. I don't think the color matters.Yuri_Rage said:
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It's one of the dangers of masturbation...he's built like this guy...
kb9vzh
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AiredAle said:
I had this problem with a black cap on Star-San. PITA
killian
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edwort where did you find a gallon of star san?
Evan!
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AiredAle said:
I've had the black caps split on me before. Now I'm just very careful not to over-tighten them.
EdWort
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killian said:
North Country Malt, when I facilitated a bulk buy. Picked up a gallon of Starsan and a 50# bucket of PWB. I split the bucket with a few folks though.
Buford
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I had a cap split on me a little while ago. I wrapped it up tight with rubber tape.
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