Sanitation Product Question

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Permalink Reply by Reviled on September 26, 2008 at 9:38am

Youll have to get it from an Aussie home brew shop mate, Try Ross at Craft Brewer over in Qld

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Permalink Reply by HerrSchnapps on September 26, 2008 at 9:47am

Does Mike at Brewers Coop not stock it? I forgot to ask him last time I made an order

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Permalink Reply by James P on September 26, 2008 at 10:15am

You can also use iodophor, just search for it on here.

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Permalink Reply by Simon on September 26, 2008 at 10:44am

I contacted the company that makes the StarSan product and they said that Brewcraft were in the process of importing it. Might be worth contacting Brewcraft and seeing if/when they are likely to get it.

The primary component in StarSan is phosphoric acid and this is also used in some sanitising products used in the dairy industry. I found the following websites on my searches, but didn't get round to determining whether the products offered by these companies would be appropriate for use in homebrewing as no-rinse sanitising products:
http://www.donaghys.com/dairydetergents.html
http://www.rd1.com/web/main
http://supernova.deosan.co.nz/

Other than that it will be a case of importing some StarSan from:
http://www.craftbrewer.com.au/
or somewhere in the USA.

Let us know how you get on.

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Permalink Reply by Sinykill on September 26, 2008 at 1:42pm

optimum II made by ecolab could be worth a try

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Permalink Reply by Horace on September 27, 2008 at 6:34am

try proxitane, if you can find it.

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Permalink Reply by denimglen on September 27, 2008 at 8:51am

In my search for a Bar Keeper's Friend alternative I came across quite a few cleaning supply companies that had phosphoric acid based sanitisers, whether or not they would be suitable I wouldn't know but I've been meaning to look into it.

And unrelated but for anyone looking for BarKeeper'sFriend you can buy oxalic acid (the active ingredient in BKF) from Place Makers. It's in the paint section being sold as timber bleach, it's a white powder in a medium sized zip-lock back with a sticker on the front.

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Permalink Reply by Doublehoppy on October 4, 2008 at 2:21pm

I'm pretty sure that Mike (of Brewers Coop) mentioned at the last Auckland Guild meeting that he is now stocking StarSan.

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