Star San
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Not if you use it properly. If you accidentally leave a lot in your fermenter, keg or bottles then it's not going to do the beer much good.
I always allow my bottles and kegs to drain well but sometimes wonder if left too long the star san sort of forms a slimy coating. I have noticed this when I have left the star san in contact with what ever I had the star san in, say a large measuring jug... takes a lot of cleaning off! I will say I have not noticed anything amiss but wanted to get a heads up. I used to use a bucket of water with metabisulphite back in the day and never had an issue but it seems these days you must use a sanitiser.
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I did see one homebrewing video where the American brewer actually said " don't fear the foam it is good for your yeast" is that actually true?
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I did see one homebrewing video where the American brewer actually said " don't fear the foam it is good for your yeast" is that actually true?
I once left half a litre of starsan in a fermenter and only realised after I had transferred the wort. It was only a 12L batch so a fair chunk of the volume. It fermented with no issues and tasted fine. Starsan, when made up to final strength, is essentially flavourless and food safe. I doubt much survives the fermentation process.
