Which sanitizer do you recommend?

[stratstud00]

It seems like Star San is the most popular on the forums, but I read one review that said it isn't safe on plastic. I do all my brewing in 6.5 gallon plastic buckets, so this becomes an important factor.

Is Star San safe to use on plastic? If not, what no-rinse santizer do you recommend?

 

[andrewmaixner]

StarSan. It is safe on plastic, and is so riduculously convenient that it's really not even a competition with iodine, hypochlorite, etc.

Get a good spray bottle also, and it becomes portable and lasts forever.

 

[NervousDad]

Star San is perfectly fine on plastic and it's the best. It comes in a plastic bottle in its concentrated form

 

[titansvol]

StarSan

 

[stratstud00]

Perfect, thanks for the feedback!

 

[dstranger99]

Starsan......Pricey, but it lasts a long time. You don't need much.

 

[JonM]

No joke. I am still using the first bottle of Starsan that I bought with my beginner kit - back in 2010 maybe. Sure, it's almost gone but, seriously - it lasts a long, long time.

EDIT: Just don't tighten the caps down too hard. And don't let the concentrate get anywhere near countertops or bare metal.

 

[SevenOaks]

Is Star San safe to use on plastic?
It is sold full-strength in a plastic bottle.
There is good reason it is the most popular sanitizer. I can't fathom why anyone would even consider anything else.

 

[eadavis80]

People consider others, I'm guessing, 'cause they fear the foam. It makes them think they're putting soap in their beer. I use Star San myself, but I can see why others (probably beginners) would cringe at the idea of putting beer on foamy bubbles.

 

[dkevinb]

Did anyone mention StarSan?

 

[NervousDad]

No joke. I am still using the first bottle of Starsan that I bought with my beginner kit - back in 2010 maybe. Sure, it's almost gone but, seriously - it lasts a long, long time.

EDIT: Just don't tighten the caps down too hard. And don't let the concentrate get anywhere near countertops or bare metal.

They replaced the caps a few months ago with a more sturdy version