Sanitiser into FV

[Davy6Mac]

Hi All,
Think my latest batch may be ruined, cold crashed it overnight & today. Just been to check it and the jar that the blow off tube was in which contained the sanitised water had almost disappeared, think that it may have transferred back into the FV, should I have taken the tube out of the jar before cold crashing. The sanitiser is Chemsan. Think this is a schoolboy error on part.
Anybody got any bad news followed by good news about this problem

 

[MickDundee]

I’ve never used Chemsan, but assume it’s just the same as Starsan. In which case it’ll be fine.

 

[HarryFlatters]

I once kegged a beer onto a litre or so of StarSan, it tasted fine.

 

[Slid]

It is a chlorine based sanitiser that kills beer, as fermentation produces phenols and chlorophenols smell/taste absolutely repugnant and the human nose is exceptionally sensitive to these.

 

[MickDundee]

It is a chlorine based sanitiser that kills beer, as fermentation produces phenols and chlorophenols smell/taste absolutely repugnant and the human nose is exceptionally sensitive to these.

It’s acid based isn’t it? That’s why it’s no good for getting rid of wild yeast? If it was chlorine based it wouldn’t be no-rinse.

 

[Slid]

It’s acid based isn’t it? That’s why it’s no good for getting rid of wild yeast? If it was chlorine based it wouldn’t be no-rinse.

Yes, that's right.If Chemsan is acid based, like Starsan, no worries!

 

[nixhaz]

Doesn't starsan act as a yeast nutrient? Or am I imagining that...

 

[MickDundee]

Doesn't starsan act as a yeast nutrient? Or am I imagining that...

I’m sure I read that too, but I think I read it on here.

 

[LeeH]

Doesn't starsan act as a yeast nutrient? Or am I imagining that...

They made that claim on a pod cast, I’m sure there is some truth in it.

 

[MyQul]

I've had a bit of a sip of star san to see what it tasted like. It doesnt tasted of anything. If that helps

 

[Zee]

In future you could harvest some C02 From the FV into a balloon during ferment (if you don’t have another source of C02), then reattach it when could crashing.

 

[JohnALt20]

I've had a bit of a sip of star san to see what it tasted like. It doesnt tasted of anything. If that helps

That's a brave move! Tasted of nothing?

 

[MyQul]

That's a brave move! Tasted of nothing?

I only had the tiniest sip, it's not like I drank a pint I figure that I probably absorb more through the skin on my hands when sanitising stuff.

Yeah, I dont remember it tasting of anything