Whats in your spraybottle?

[Woolsocks]

Star San. Now adding more text to make message long enough to post.

[Brancid]

We use Star-San. If it's below 3.5pH it'll kill up to 99% in 30 seconds, according to former owner Charlie Talley.

A word about Chlorine Dioxide as a spray. It kills at about 8 ppm w/ aprox 3-5 min contact time. If using as spray on application, it was recommended to us to use as twice that rate.

[troybinso]

I use star-san in the spray bottle. It does double duty since it foams up when you are looking for leaks in the co2 system.

[GoldenArm]

Star San in the bottle. Sani Clean for tanks and kegs.

[beerking1]

Brewery = 70% Isopropyl
Home = StarSan

[Geoff Logan]

Paa

I can't believe people are using PAA in bottles. I tried that and it was painful! It's making my eyes hurt just thinking about it.

[pennbrew2]

70% ethanol.

Can't imagine using anything else.

[DancingCamel]

Paa

PAA at no-rinse concentration is actually pretty benign. Not sure why more people not using it.

[BigWilley]

I thought PAA and chlorine dioxide only had about an 8 hour shelf life? Thats why I never consider them for the spray bottle though I use both for tanks.

[safety man]

alpet D2 surface sanitizer is by far the best sanitizer for sterile sample taking. you should be able to get it from your regular chemical provider. i've had 7 years of successful sterile sampling in the dirtiest of breweries by using alpet. its safe non rinse, and i never use a propane torch to light it up.

[j_wyzkiewicz]

I second the Alpet D2...

[liammckenna]

Well said Brian. Welcome to the forum.

Iodophor is my choice. Mixed halogen actually.

Pax.

Liam

[Woolsocks]

Liam, doesn't iodophor "expire" after a while the way some of the other ones do? I go the anionic route for that reason.

[liammckenna]

It does.

As Brian mentioned, the test kits are your friends.

He also mentioned the wild yeast thing.

I'm pretty paranoid about those wee beasties after losing a tank of beer 14 years ago.

Pax.

Liam

[Beachwood]

While I use PAA for sanitizing my tanks and HX, I use StarSan in my stray bottles. The foaming action and adhesion are great for sanitizing fittings and any exposed parts, such as sample vavles IMO.