Star san in my fermenter

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Ragman

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So another brew day behind me but not without issue. Made 11 gallon smash beer and I had about a half ounce of star san mixed with about a third of a gallon of water sitting in the 6 gallon carboy that I forgot to dump before I added the wort and my starter.

I'll probably dump it but wanted your opinions. I don't want to get sick. It is fermenting but not as well as the 2nd carboy that I remembered to dump the star san out of
 
I once sucked back in (cold crashing) almost a gallon of starsan mix into a 5 gal batch of blond ale. I could see the different liquid on the top of the carboy (almost over flow). I siphoned it off and kegged it right away. It tasted good. lol
 
It should be fine, definitely won't hurt you. It lowered the pH of the wort a bit which may cause some issues but that's a maybe.
 
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