Comments on: Sudsy Beer Is Good?? http://www.theweeklybrew.com/2009/09/sudsy-beer-is-good/ Ramblings of a Kitchen Chemist Mon, 07 Nov 2011 06:08:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jared http://www.theweeklybrew.com/2009/09/sudsy-beer-is-good/comment-page-1/#comment-1403 Jared Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:35:07 +0000 http://www.theweeklybrew.com/?p=1114#comment-1403 Great show. Thanks for the link. From what I gathered It is possible for it to be StarSan causing it. StarSan is based on a detergent that has been acidified with phosphoric acid. Head retention isn't really the issue in this case. The bubbles look similar to the ones StarSan left when I poured it out of the bottles before drying, so that's why I'm thinking that's it. StarSan is the only change I made to the process also. I'm wondering if after a little aging the detergent will break down and be eaten by the yeast like Charlie was saying it is in the wort. Great show. Thanks for the link.

From what I gathered It is possible for it to be StarSan causing it. StarSan is based on a detergent that has been acidified with phosphoric acid. Head retention isn’t really the issue in this case. The bubbles look similar to the ones StarSan left when I poured it out of the bottles before drying, so that’s why I’m thinking that’s it. StarSan is the only change I made to the process also. I’m wondering if after a little aging the detergent will break down and be eaten by the yeast like Charlie was saying it is in the wort.

]]> By: Scott S http://www.theweeklybrew.com/2009/09/sudsy-beer-is-good/comment-page-1/#comment-1401 Scott S Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:34:19 +0000 http://www.theweeklybrew.com/?p=1114#comment-1401 I've used starsan for a long time and never had this problem. I have a feeling it is more likely a characteristic of your beer than anything to do with starsan. I know there has been a lot of talk about the foam from starsan and discussion on washing it out or not, and I listened to an interview with the owner of 5 Star chemical that really cleared up a lot of these issues. It was a brewing network show... http://thebrewingnetwork.com/shows/The-Sunday-Session/The-Sunday-Session-03-19-06-Sanitation-w/-Charlie-Talley I’ve used starsan for a long time and never had this problem. I have a feeling it is more likely a characteristic of your beer than anything to do with starsan. I know there has been a lot of talk about the foam from starsan and discussion on washing it out or not, and I listened to an interview with the owner of 5 Star chemical that really cleared up a lot of these issues. It was a brewing network show…
http://thebrewingnetwork.com/shows/The-Sunday-Session/The-Sunday-Session-03-19-06-Sanitation-w/-Charlie-Talley

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