Question about bottling

[iasteeler]

I just bottled my first time with real bottles, not Mr Beer bottles, and had a quick question. My process went like this.

I would take one bottle, submerge it in Star San, pictures know another bottle out and empty it. I would fill it from the bottling bucket, cap it, then start all over. It gave me a contact time of 1.5 to 2 minutes.
While I was just finishing up my wife asks if I should rinse the bottles prior to filling. Her point was if the Star San is a sanitizer, won't it kill the yeast needed to carbinate? The more I think about it the more sense it makes. Need to know if it will be fine because I'll have another batch ready to bottle next weekend.

 

[kcbrewmeister]

It is my understanding that star San will basically just become food for the yeast and there is no need to rinse after applying. That same thought went through my head when I first used it.

 

[Clann]

Yup, the yeast will eat and you will have bubbles. I'm sure someone can explain it better but the bottom line is dont fear the foam

 

[BradleyBrew]

I don't think you need to worry about residual foam from the starsan. However, I wouldn't let there be pure sanitizer sitting in the bottles. I usually dunk about 6 bottles at a time. I then just re-pour the sanitizer back into the bucket and put the bottles up-side-down on a drying rack. Works good and I bet you could cut some time off your bottling time. Also, try to clean the bottles after use.

 

[DarthMalt]

Hate to be the one to do it, but check this out: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/so-how-does-star-san-turn-into-yeast-nutrient-248078/

 

[Stauffbier]

I think the beer (specifically the water, sugar and alcohol) basically neutralize the acid in the starsan solution and turn it into a bi-product that the yeast can eat. At least that is how I understand it.....

 

[iasteeler]

Thanks all.. I thought I read somewhere that it was OK to bottle on foam, but that damn woman got in my head. And yes, cleaned and de-labeled with Oxy-clean a few hours earlier.

 

[Stauffbier]

Get a Vinator! It's worth 100 times it's weight in gold in my opinion. Cut my bottle time in half, if not better...

 

[Special Hops]

It's called "no rinse" for a reason. It's fine. I do it all the time when I keg. Foam coming out everywhere.

 

[FattySparks]

I just run my bottles through the dishwasher w/o detergent and with the heat on. Sanitizes them and they come out dry.

 

[mux]

I just run my bottles through the dishwasher w/o detergent and with the heat on. Sanitizes them and they come out dry.

And they are all lined up to be filled.