Star San. To rinse or not to rinse. What's your practice.

[riderkb]

Clear vinyl tube does get slimy in Starsan, but silicone tube does not. I switched to all silicone and store it in Starsan.
If you are worried about the foam in your beer just taste it. When the foam drains for an hour or so it has almost no liquid left in it and very little taste. It is just a bit tart.
By all means, drain all of the liquid out, but do not rinse.


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[copyright1997]

Overdue post, I had forgotten about this thread. I've never had an issue with "slime". Note that I'm using this with kegs that I store under pressure with CO2. For the glass carboys, they are also semi-sealed with saran wrap or a stopper (w/o a hole). Even if there were slime, I'm not sure it would be an issue as fermenting beer likes star san?