Yeah...you're right...
Rice or potatoes?I doubt your average brew is going to kill you...the average potato crop is sprayed six times....I'm planting extra this year.
The recommended concentration for passivation is 1 ounce of starsan per US gallon but the recommended concentration for sanitising is 1 ounce of starsan per 5 US gallons. Although at sanitising concentration levels it is not harmful and does not have to be rinsed, at passivation concentration levels I think it needs to be rinsed. So I think it might be a good idea to rinse it after having passivated and dried it and then to sanitise it just before you are ready to fill your fermenter.I bought a Brew Bucket, it's the first SS conical fermenter I own. I understand I need to passivate it before use which involves using starsan on the surfaces for 20 mins. This makes sure the stainless steel doesn't react and therefore doesn't rust etc.
Can I use the starsan afterwards to sterilise other things? For example can I refill my spray bottle with it?
Would it be best to passivate it on my next brewday so it's sterile and ready for a batch of beer, or does it not work like that?
Thanks.
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