Don't store your IC in starsan

After my last brewday i dropped my IC in a bucket of starsan when i took it to the basement and somehow (drunk?) Forgot to remove it. Brewday 3 weeks later it has a nice slimy film was all over it. Yuk. Any ideas how to clean it kinda quick?

 

I have this film over my plastics (racking cane, tubing etc.) that I store in StarSan. I'm not sure what it is but so far it hasn't hurt anything. I would just rinse the IC with hot water and call it good. You'll be sanitizing it in the boil later anyways.

 

Its soaking in oxy now. Has a nice green color under the film.

 

Well, I don't see that on plastic Make sure you get all the patina off before you put it in the wort since it's water soluble. Happy brewing!

 

Just curious why you would put it in star san at all?

 

Easy for to say lol. Its a home made 40ft 3/8 ic made to fit in my old 5 gallon kettle with over lapping coils. Not easy to get the patina off.

 

Yeast metabolize copper, but if you have metallic/astringency flavors next batch....im sure youll know why!!

Like noob said, why sanitize it if its just going straight into boiling wort for 15min??

 

I set in the bucket to carry to the basement while cleaning up after brewing. It was my first outside brew with my new Darkstar burner.

 

That's why I bought a SS 25' IC. I didn't want copper in my beer That's what I have yeast nutrients for

 

Well its clean..... hands hurt from scrubbing so hard and fast but i got it done in time. BTW The copper was free.

 

Whenever I have had Starsan on anything, all the sliminess will rinse off in hot tap water in a few seconds?? Even after soaking for a week. I would take the now clean IC and put it in boiling water for a few minutes before your next brew day.

 

I had started my 5 gallon boiling on my stove while the IC was soaking so i was able to dunk it in there about 10 minutes.
New on my to do list: compression fitting for IC.

 

I caution you to use any 'green' looking copper during brewing. Water soluble and toxic...

 

It was nice and shiny by the time i stuck it in the wort. Ground water is 75f so I figure ill get to about 80f and i have a cooler, ice and pump to recirculate ice water through it. Hopefully that will it to 65 or so. Kinda last minute brewday so i didnt have any chilled water ready.