1st Brew Kit & Equipment

[irish_goat]

Mix up a pint glass of it, dump it, fill it with tap water and taste. You'll not notice.

[Ciderhead]

W5 after years of pushing back I have just about come around to, nothing, nothing will ever replace my SS(2 years supply in the cupboard), and that other stuff is for my chips and the jacks  

[Dunkel]

You stick bleach on your chips? 

[Ciderhead]

You piss Vinegar?

[Dunkel]

Only when I've been drinking Heineken.

[Ciderhead]

 

[IrishBeerSnob]

Ok, this is more confusing.
So the bleach/vinegar is no rinse. I unserstand Star San is also.
From what i've read the home made is as good, i'm assuming to minimise potential impact that the bottles particularly are bone dry when bottling

[Ciderhead]

Bleach and vinegar is as good, but reminds me too much of school dinners, I hope Craig isn't reading.

[IrishBeerSnob]

grand.
So thin bleach, and white vinegar. Seems a little too easy

[Ciderhead]

Not as easy as

Ok I admit it I'm a Homebrew doomsday preper

[Will_D]

A little bit of common sense may ber needed hers:

Tap water from the hkitchen sink in city suppky is sage to drink. It has been chlorinated to EU levels and is safe to drink etc.

Starsan is a FG brewing treatment that contains Phosphoric Acid (no percepable taste other than acidic) and a surfacant ( dodecylbenzenesulphonic acid) - assumed no percepatable taste. It is stated as "no-rinse" for countrys where the water is NOT FG!

Homemade Bleach/Vinegar: Both have serious taste issues and are regarded as major faults if they are detected in beers (unless you want a chlorinated oxy-acidified cider).

What make you think that the Chlorine bleach you buy in the super market is food grade?

By all means use B/V mix but IMHO rinse with mains tap water!

HTH

[Will_D]

Ok I admit it I'm a Homebrew doomsday preper

So that's why there's a SS shortage in .ie land

How much for a 100 ml fix boss?

PS: When it comes to doomsday why worry about long term sanitation? The thirsty masses will just drink anything thats a week old and alcoholic.

Re. D'day Prepers: Reminds me: Must start the "most applicable weapon for a home brewer come the Zombie invasion"  thread

[IrishBeerSnob]

I'll prob buy some Starsan with my next purchases, but i just wanted to know the bleach/vinegar mix was ok
Got the email confirming i'll have my new toys tomorrow, can't wait!

[LordEoin]

yeah, it's fine. if you want to be really anal about it, give a quick rinse afterwards with preboiled water from the kettle.
I hope your kit comes soon

[fishjam45 (Colin)]

I'm into my third brew now and had the same questions as yourself at the start. It's great that there is guys on this forum to answer questions like these.

I've used the bleach - vinegar - water mix so far and havent tasted anything off in my brews.