Sanitation

I use "StarSan" to sanitize my equipment.  Works great.  Like a lot of people I started out using bleach and lots of water.  After I listened to this podcast: (link) - i ordered some StarSan and haven't looked back.  [the podcast can be opened in your browser, or you can right-click and save as to have for later listening.  The good part of the interview starts about a quarter of the way in, lots of great information regarding sanitizing in general and Bleach and StarSan also.]

Anyway, I usually make between 2.5 and 5 gallons of StarSan solution and keep it covered for many weeks of usage.  I check the ph with a strip every so often, and change it out when the ph is off or when the solution gets funky looking/smelling.

Another positive is that it is no-rinse.  So I use less water - a definite bonus. 

Many people get worried about the no-rinse, but fear not.  As the saying goes... "don't fear the foam."  Think of the foam as peace of mind.

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