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I have some questions and concerns

I have a batch contaminated with some VWP sanitizer. How dangerous is this? It's a sanitizer you normally have to rinse and I fucked up and got some in a brew. I don't know exactly how much and one bottle in particular has more than the others.

I am begging to question if it's safer for me to not use sanitizer at all and instead just use dish soap. Maybe I should switch to a different sanitizer? I am not completely convinced of the safety of no rinse sanitizer either and want to find some sources or more information about these things. There is a high chance I will end up making a mistake using these and I don't know what the risk profile is of different sanitizers. How dangerous is not using sanitizer at all?

Star san and chem san are somewhat expensive though I hear they last a while.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Theres a redd*t thread that questions whether vwp is a good product. I've never met anyone who uses it. Don't recall seeing it in brewing stores. Sounds like you should throw it out, if you went against manufacturers directions for use.

I've always used star san. It does indeed last forever. I'll probably never use anything else.

I have also read that some famous brewers do just use old fashioned dish soap.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It's more commonly sold in England. Starsan was banned here for a while, and it's still hard to get a hold of, hence chemsan. Chemipro oxy is what I have found in a brew shop here and seems to work well. I might go back to that

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah that's tough. Pay the surcharge or just pay a lot of attention to cleanliness and signs of infection during ferment. That's my advice. They brewed beer for a millenia before germ theory.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is it possible to get an infection and not notice?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I don't think so, there's usually signs. I'd do heavy research if you switch to dish soap.