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The Brülosophy Podcast

Packaging On Star San Foam

The Brülosophy Podcast

Marshall Schott

Brew, Brewing, Science, Beer, Leisure, Hobbies

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2020

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Star San is one of the most popular sanitizers used by brewers, as it's easy to use and very effective. However, one concern some have posed has to do with the large amount of foam Star San tends to leave behind in the packaging vessel, as some worry it can impact beer character. In this episode, Marshall is joined by contributor Cade Jobe to discuss the use of Star San as well as the results of a fascinating xBmt on the subject. The Brülosophy Podcast is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Relevant Article | Impact Star San Foam Has On Beer Character xBmt

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0:00.0

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0:21.4

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0:27.0

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0:34.3

com. There is nothing worse than having to dump a batch of beer because of a bacterial or wild

0:50.2

used contamination, which is why brewers are so concerned with sanitation.

0:53.6

In fact, many of us view it as the single most important aspect to making good beer.

0:58.6

One of the most popular sanitizers on the market is five-star chemicals, Star-Sann, which as anyone who has ever used

1:05.1

it knows very well, foams like crazy. You're listening to the Brulosophy

1:09.2

podcast. I'm your host, Marshall Schott. In this episode I'm joined by

1:12.3

contributor K-Jobe to talk about concerns related your to me, you know, I remember the first time I used Star Sand, seeing all those bubbles

1:24.4

floating around and then pouring beer into like a car boy with foam in there.

1:29.8

There was a part of my brain that was going, this looks like it's going to taste bad like this

1:34.4

is going to mess something up absolutely I mean I've been using Star Sand for as long as I

1:38.5

can remember I think in fact the very first kit I bought came with a tiny little thing of iota4 and then after that

1:47.0

It was all stars in so I mean 15 years almost

1:50.4

It wasn't actually until I started kegging though, which was way back in 2011 that I began to wonder if

1:56.3

racking the beer into a foam-filled keg was affecting the quality of my beer at all.

2:01.8

That is exactly what we're going to be talking about

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