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Offline jjflash

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suggestions for food (beer) safe wetting agent?
« on: July 23, 2016, 01:58:55 pm »
My water is very hard. 
It leaves larger water drops especially on glass, and mineral spots unless wiped off immediately.
I was thinking of adding some kind of food safe wetting agent.
Would especially like to add a wetting agent to my sanitizers so they drop clean out of glass vessels, rather than beading up.
Any suggestions?
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Offline homoeccentricus

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Re: suggestions for food (beer) safe wetting agent?
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2016, 02:26:49 pm »
Yes, I would [edit: use] RO-water or demi-water. If you use Star San, it'll keep much longer as well.
« Last Edit: July 23, 2016, 04:37:51 pm by homoeccentricus »
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Offline Philbrew

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Re: suggestions for food (beer) safe wetting agent?
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2016, 09:57:23 pm »
My water is very hard. 
It leaves larger water drops especially on glass, and mineral spots unless wiped off immediately.
I was thinking of adding some kind of food safe wetting agent.
Would especially like to add a wetting agent to my sanitizers so they drop clean out of glass vessels, rather than beading up.
Any suggestions?
Is your water from a well or municipal?

Also, wouldn't a wetting agent be detrimental to head retention?
« Last Edit: July 24, 2016, 09:59:19 pm by Philbrew »
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Offline jjflash

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Re: suggestions for food (beer) safe wetting agent?
« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2016, 12:22:43 pm »
Is your water from a well or municipal?

Also, wouldn't a wetting agent be detrimental to head retention?

Good quality community well water.

Would especially like to use a wetting agent in my sanitizers; peracetic acid and Starsan - to get them to drop clean from glass and plastic rather than beading up, especially vessels used in yeast propogation.  Not sure about effect on head retention. I suspect residue would be minimal in final beer product.  Willing to try.
---JJ---

I don't know half of you half as well as I should, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
- Bilbo Baggins