Too long in Star San?

[jc03]

Another newbie question from me. Two and a half weeks ago I bottled my first brew. Knowing I would be ready for round two this weekend after sanitizing my equipment I left the Star San in the bottling bucket along with the equipment. This morning I noticed the water was hazy and there was a chalky colored film on everything. I brushed everything off and set it to dry. There is still some film on the inside of the auto siphon and bottling wand tubing. Is this a concern?


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[charleskmoore2]

I know tap water will turn star san cloudy over time which is why I use distilled in my spray bottles. As for the chalky residue, just as with the foam, I don't beleive it to be a problem. If in doubt, I suppose you could rinse if off with fresh water and do again but I think you should be ok.

 

[unionrdr]

It's a discoloration in/on plastic tubing & the like if left too long in the Starsan. You only need to sanitize for 30 seconds or so for it to be effective.

 

[bbnbrew]

My auto siphon is permanently that color now from that and I haven't had a problem I just sanitize like normal and go in with it and haven't had an issue


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[unionrdr]

That's because it's not a film,but a surface discoloration by the acid sanitizer. It goes from clear to milky when soaked too long. Kinda like etching.

 

[jc03]

Mine's a film. I was able to brush it off the outside of the tubing but don't have a small enough brush to get the inside.

 

[unionrdr]

I bought a 66" long,3/8" keg line cleaning brush. But it seems the ID of various brands of tubing isn't too standardized. Some are too tight to get the brush through. So I clean,rinse & sanitize asap after use.