A adamgm Active Member Joined Sep 6, 2014 Messages 34 Reaction score 0 Nov 6, 2015 #1 I'm sanitizing my bottles now. Left over star san foam in the bottles is ok? Or should I rinse them again after that?
I'm sanitizing my bottles now. Left over star san foam in the bottles is ok? Or should I rinse them again after that?
RobbyComstock Well-Known Member Joined Nov 29, 2013 Messages 101 Reaction score 14 Location Colorado Springs Nov 6, 2015 #2 Leave the foam in there.
slym2none "Lazy extract brewer." Joined Apr 3, 2015 Messages 7,294 Reaction score 2,460 Location Durham Nov 6, 2015 #3 Yep - leave it in, and cap on the foam.
I iBrewR Well-Known Member Joined Jan 17, 2012 Messages 169 Reaction score 45 Nov 6, 2015 #4 Starsan only works when it's moist. Don't fear the foam!
OP OP A adamgm Active Member Joined Sep 6, 2014 Messages 34 Reaction score 0 Nov 6, 2015 #5 Thanks all!
TasunkaWitko Well-Known Member Joined Mar 27, 2014 Messages 2,824 Reaction score 984 Location Chinook Nov 6, 2015 #6 Never, ever fear the foam....
flars Well-Known Member Joined May 21, 2011 Messages 8,625 Reaction score 2,058 Location Medford, Wisconsin Nov 6, 2015 #7 I use a spring tip bottling wand. The Starsan foam is pushed out when filling the bottles to establish the headspace. The overflow, to push the foam out, amounts to about eight ounces of lost beer for a five gallon batch. Not enough to worry about.
I use a spring tip bottling wand. The Starsan foam is pushed out when filling the bottles to establish the headspace. The overflow, to push the foam out, amounts to about eight ounces of lost beer for a five gallon batch. Not enough to worry about.
Sailingeric Beer. Now there's a temporary solution HBT Supporter Joined Oct 30, 2014 Messages 2,473 Reaction score 4,292 Location Aloha, Oregon Nov 6, 2015 #8 Fear the reaper, not the foam!