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Offline Phil_M

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Re: Beers Climbing Out of My Bottles
« Reply #15 on: February 09, 2016, 05:00:10 am »
If star san is milky, isn't that usually an indication that it has lost it's effectiveness? Also, really hard water can react with the acid in star san, which also reduces its effectiveness.
Corn is a fine adjunct in beer.

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Offline crakers540

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Re: Beers Climbing Out of My Bottles
« Reply #16 on: February 09, 2016, 08:29:03 pm »
My sanitizing solution is a dark brown. 

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Re: Beers Climbing Out of My Bottles
« Reply #17 on: February 09, 2016, 08:30:19 pm »
OK, on my most recent batch, I have noticed an extreme off-flavor, and it foams incredibly out of the bottle when opened.  Not sure how to describe the taste other than a very sharp acrid finish.  I use Io Star Sanitizer from Five Star Chemicals & Supply to sterilize my bottles.  Is that what you are referring to as Star San?
I am pretty sure IO Star is five star chemicals iodine sanitizer which should be equivalent to iodophor.  Is your sanitizing solution brownish yellow?  Star San is clear and will foam easily if shaken up a little.  It may be milky if used with tap water depending on the water content.

My solution is dark brown.

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Re: Beers Climbing Out of My Bottles
« Reply #18 on: February 09, 2016, 08:31:50 pm »
sorry for the double post.  Still trying to figure out how to post......

Offline santoch

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Re: Beers Climbing Out of My Bottles
« Reply #19 on: February 09, 2016, 08:32:19 pm »
Wow, i went back and reread his post and I did skip over the "Io" part of the name of his sanitizer, and cempt1 is absolutely correct.  It is an iodine based sanitizer.  I saw 5 star and jumped the gun.
Sorry for the confusion.

(Dark brown is correct for an iodine sanitizer).
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