starsan?

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starsan isnt effective against wild yeast strains.. use PAA for that, but thats nasty when atomised and requires a mask and eye protection.

Must admit have been in a few microbreweries where they use PAA in 30 litre spray devices and never seen anyone using eye or mask protection, not sure of the dilution though.
One or two have a big tub full of the stuff with all the tubes,spoons,funnels and siphons etc taken out by hand without gloves, probably not a good idea for too much contact on the skin
 
Must admit have been in a few microbreweries where they use PAA in 30 litre spray devices and never seen anyone using eye or mask protection, not sure of the dilution though.
One or two have a big tub full of the stuff with all the tubes,spoons,funnels and siphons etc taken out by hand without gloves, probably not a good idea for too much contact on the skin

TBh ive not used the stuff just looked into it and the warnings about its use etc seem to be an order of magnitude beyond and above my occasional rubber glove use..
 
Embrace the foam.

Also, if paranoid about contact, put 2-3 litres in your FV, add 3ml to 4.5ml of starsan, mix and then put lid on.

Shake the **** out of the FV (covering the bung hole .... Don't ask how I know this ...) and then leave. Repeat a few times.

Empty into a container for later use (other tools etc for the brew).

And do NOT rinse. Leave that foam in there buddy. Seriously.
 
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