My LHBS guy told me storing StarSan solution in plastic containers is bad. He said it will eat into the plastic. However, pure StarSan comes in a plastic container. What's up?
Yeah, the LHBS is indeed misinformed (I have discovered that this happens a lot)
Seems to me that I did read once about leaving starsan in SS kettle can cause issues with the oxidized layer on your kettle (as mentioned, it is very acidic)
Your LHBS guy is misinformed (they usually are).
Glass container would be bad. Plastic is what its supposed to be in (its concentrated acid).
Haven't you seen Breaking Bad, when Walter told Jesse to keep the acid in a plastic barrel large enough to hold a body and when he had a hard time finding one he used his bathtub instead?
I keep my Starsan in a 2 gallon plastic container and a plastic spray bottle. No problems.
Glass is fine as well. Concentrated acids are sold in glass jars.
(how a high school teacher had access to tons of HF in his classroom is beyond me).
VTrookie said:Your SS Kettle won't have an oxidized layer. That is only with aluminum kettles. You shouldn't need to sanitize your kettle anyways since anything going into it gets boiled and by the end of the boil that entire system is sanitized.
That's true for most acids. HF will eat right through glass.
Your SS Kettle won't have an oxidized layer. That is only with aluminum kettles. You shouldn't need to sanitize your kettle anyways since anything going into it gets boiled and by the end of the boil that entire system is sanitized.
And my post about what happens when it is put in a milk/water jug. I may have even been 3 times, and I mixed it up as thoroughly as I could after the first time- with the same result. That stuff is like jelly though, so I may not have gotten it all. The bottom pattern of the jug serves to funnel any bits to one spot/line as well, and that was where the damage was.Like a lot of posts already said I keep starsan in plastic (water jugs) for storage and leave it in my primary fermenter a few days after each batch with no problems.But buckets and 1 gallon water jugs - no problem though.
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