Sanitizing your gear the night before

[MHBT]

Would there be any negative consequence letting your hoses,ball valves,fermenter etc soak in star san over night?

 

[user 246304]

Stainless should be fine, but your hoses will discolor, I'd expect, as well as develop a white film (which in my experience comes off pretty easily - ask me how I know). I believe you'll also shorten the life of the Star San if it's left open to the air.

Since it needs only a short contact time, is there any reason you're doing it the night before, Matty?

 

[MHBT]

Stainless should be fine, but your hoses will discolor, I'd expect, as well as develop a white film (which in my experience comes off pretty easily - ask me how I know). I believe you'll also shorten the life of the Star San if it's left open to the air.

Since it needs only a short contact time, is there any reason you're doing it the night before, Matty?

yeah i'm just a lazy bastard and want to shorten brew day tomorrow and thought i can clean/sanitize today and brew tomorrow..i use silicone hoses they should not discolor but probably will get a film

 

[user 246304]

yeah i'm just a lazy bastard and want to shorten brew day tomorrow and thought i can clean/sanitize today and brew tomorrow..i use silicone hoses they should not discolor but probably will get a film

Hear you completely. I'm sure it will be fine. Have a good brew!

 

[MHBT]

Hear you completely. I'm sure it will be fine. Have a good brew!

Thank you bro, you have a great day too Cheers

 

[glugglug]

It’ll be fine. I do it all the time including right now.

 

[wilserbrewer]

How much “gear” do you need to sanitize the night before?

The only things that need to be sanitized are those that contact the wort after the boil. A spray bottle of starsan makes quick work of this.

 

[glugglug]

Mostly fermenter parts, siphon. Sometimes I might be kegging another beer on brew day. Stuff needed for that might also be taking a soak along with Conical fermenter, valves, dip tubes etc. During a break on brew day I’ll assemble the fermenter, and fill with star San until right before I transfer wort to it. Always something to be sanitized.

 

[LukeAtThat]

Stainless should be fine, but your hoses will discolor, I'd expect, as well as develop a white film (which in my experience comes off pretty easily - ask me how I know)

So, how do you know?

 

[user 246304]

So, how do you know?

A guy who knew a guy who knew a guy told me a guy who knew a guy once did it.

 

[MHBT]

I opted not to be a lazy bastard, and sanitized on brew day..thats what you call grabbing life by the p$$$y

 

[Sadu]

Bad things happen if you leave chrome plated taps in starsan overnight. Anything stainless or silicone seems fine to be left there indefinitely IMO. I change my starsan bucket every 1-2 weeks, as soon as it starts looking cloudy or grubby.

 

[Jayjay1976]

I've soaked bottles in star san overnight prior to bottling (it was unplanned, I discovered a leaky spigot in my bottling bucket) and they ended up with a nasty, slimy film all over that was hard to rinse out. I know they say "don't fear the foam" but this slime would definitely have affected the beer. I love star san but only for short contact times. I would just sanitize when you're ready to go, you only need a couple of minutes of contact time.