Making StarSan in small batches

[duckredbeard]

Does anyone have a a quick reference for making StarSan in small batches? I regularly make just a gallon, but end up needing only about a pint.

I have a gram scale, so I could do this by weight. How much StarSan for a 1/2 gallon growler?

 

[mxpx5678]

just use a couple drops it doesnt need to be exact.

 

[flips]

I use a syringe, the kind that is used for giving children medicine. If you ask the pharmacist they will probably just give you one. I use 3ml for a half gallon measuring pitcher.

flips

 

[Golddiggie]

I just mix up about 2.5 gallons when I don't need more. It keeps for a LONG time in a covered bucket. I also keep spray bottles of it on hand, so I fill those (or refill them) when I mix up a fresh batch. I've had mixed StarSan in a bucket for over a month (two or three in fact) and it was still effective/good to use. Plus, it's easy to just dip something into a bucket with some in it than mix up more every time you're going to use some.

 

[tdbc2011]

I save my gallon jugs from bottled water and fill them when I sanitize a keg. I date them and use the earliest date first.

 

[Golddiggie]

I save my gallon jugs from bottled water and fill them when I sanitize a keg. I date them and use the earliest date first.

Did you see the thread where a person had one implode and get all over his nice floor (hardwood I believe)?? Better to use thicker plastic containers, IMO... I use a graduated, food safe, container/bucket from a restaurant supplier for mine. Mostly because it's graduated, clear and has a nice fitting lid that's not a PITA to remove.

 

[tdbc2011]

Thanks, I will check them now!

 

[starsailor]

I use a syringe, the kind that is used for giving children medicine. If you ask the pharmacist they will probably just give you one. I use 3ml for a half gallon measuring pitcher.

flips

Ditto on the syringe. I've got a larger one, like the kids medicine size, for 1/2 gal size mixes and up, and I've got a little one for mixing a cup to a quart for little jobs. Fortuantely my wife is a nurse so they're easy to get for me.

 

[Special Hops]

I use 1/4 teaspoon for a 28 oz spray bottle I have.

 

[Doed]

Store the stuff in glass containers. The biggest retailer in the world has these "cookie jars", clear glass and screw on top, and they hold a gallon.

 

[daddyo1109]

Kind of on the same subject, we use an Oxyclean type, (TARGET brand) laundry additive, that contains sodium percarbonate and sodium carbonate. Is this safe to use as a sanitizer/cleaner for fermenters, bottles, racking tubes etc?

 

[Doed]

Kind of on the same subject, we use an Oxyclean type, (TARGET brand) laundry additive, that contains sodium percarbonate and sodium carbonate. Is this safe to use as a sanitizer/cleaner for fermenters, bottles, racking tubes etc?

If it is an Oxyclean generic then yes. I would double check the ingredients against Oxyclean or try contacting the manufacturer and ask if it is safe to use on food preparation items as a safe guard.

 

[michaeltrego]

Does anyone have a a quick reference for making StarSan in small batches? I regularly make just a gallon, but end up needing only about a pint.

I have a gram scale, so I could do this by weight. How much StarSan for a 1/2 gallon growler?

I use a 32 oz spray bottle ($2-3 at Lowes) and mix 1.5 ml StarSan using a small medicine syringe ($3-4 at CVS).

 

[cornhole]

6ml starsan to 1 gallon water or 4 quarts water
3ml starsan to 2quarts water or .5 gallons water
1.5ml starsan to 1 quart water or .25 gallons water