Blow off tube in sanitizer questions

[pharaohpierre]

Hey guys,

I left my blow off tube in my sanitizer bucket for about 2 weeks and when I pulled it out today it had like some cream colored liquid on the tube and the tube had turned like a light blue color! Plus, the tube is now sticky. I am using Star San at the recommended amount the direction say to use.

Is this normal, is the blow off tube still ok to use? Thoughts?

 

[IwanaBrich]

Starsan is an acid based sanitizer, I'll bet it ate into the tubing. That's why it's sticky. I'd throw out the tube and buy another. It's not worth risking a bad batch of beer!

 

[turkeyjerky214]

I'm not saying it's actually okay, but I've done that numerous times, cleaned the tube, and then used it again. So far it hasn't been an issue for me.

 

[pharaohpierre]

Yeah I'm not married to this tube so i guess I'll just go and get a new one to be on the safe side.

 

[JBCSL]

I usually start with a extra long blow off tube, then cut off the discolored sticky end each batch until its to short to use and just start over with another one.

 

[j1n]

just clean the tube with pbw and rinse it. no big deal.

 

[orangehero]

Is it pvc or silicone? Star san will degrade silicone fairly quickly while PVC is mostly resistant although it can become milky.

 

[pharaohpierre]

It's silicone. I tossed it in the garbage and I'm buying an new one. Now that I think about, it shouldn't be that big of a deal because it won't touch the beer anyway. Oh well it was only like 4 bucks