I have a batch contaminated with some VWP sanitizer. How dangerous is this? It's a sanitizer you normally have to rinse and I fucked up and got some in a brew. I don't know exactly how much and one bottle in particular has more than the others.

I am begging to question if it's safer for me to not use sanitizer at all and instead just use dish soap. Maybe I should switch to a different sanitizer? I am not completely convinced of the safety of no rinse sanitizer either and want to find some sources or more information about these things. There is a high chance I will end up making a mistake using these and I don't know what the risk profile is of different sanitizers. How dangerous is not using sanitizer at all?

Star san and chem san are somewhat expensive though I hear they last a while.

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[–] areyouevenreal@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's more commonly sold in England. Starsan was banned here for a while, and it's still hard to get a hold of, hence chemsan. Chemipro oxy is what I have found in a brew shop here and seems to work well. I might go back to that

[–] neptune@dmv.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah that's tough. Pay the surcharge or just pay a lot of attention to cleanliness and signs of infection during ferment. That's my advice. They brewed beer for a millenia before germ theory.

[–] areyouevenreal@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is it possible to get an infection and not notice?

[–] neptune@dmv.social 3 points 1 year ago

I don't think so, there's usually signs. I'd do heavy research if you switch to dish soap.