I'm curious, I usually do that too (although I use more than just one gallon). With such a small amount of sanitizer/water in the bucket, how do you deal with the large amount of foam that's created?
Interesting. I've been somewhat paranoid about contamination, so I've been using 2oz of Starsan per batch in a 5 gallon bucket to sanitize (and then use that bucket for the fermenter after pouring the water/Starsan mix into a smaller bucket). I do the same thing on bottling day, and drop the...
Congrats on opening up your LHBS! I live in Tupelo, and have been ordering all my equipment and ingredients online - it'll be so nice to have a local shop here!
I just happened across this forum! I'm located in Tupelo, and finally got into brewing early this spring after procrastinating for a few years. Been buying all my equipment and recipe necessities online - so I'm glad to see Mark's shop opening up just a couple miles from me.