Re: Cleaning and sanitizing kegs

Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:06 pm

11amas wrote:I wonder how the carbonic acid the CO2 forms in the StarSan will affect it if at all when you store it under pressure like that. Have you ever checked the pH after carbonated?


Considering that Starsan looses all its effectiveness once the pH gets above 3 - adding CO2 to it could only prolong it's life, I'd imagine.


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Re: Cleaning and sanitizing kegs

Thu Oct 22, 2009 4:22 am

Mylo wrote:
11amas wrote:I wonder how the carbonic acid the CO2 forms in the StarSan will affect it if at all when you store it under pressure like that. Have you ever checked the pH after carbonated?


Considering that Starsan looses all its effectiveness once the pH gets above 3 - adding CO2 to it could only prolong it's life, I'd imagine.


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Yeah, that's what I figure too... no, never checked the pH.
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