Bleach No Rinse Smell

[Sentry459]

Hi guys, I've just gotten back into brewing recently and have decided to use the no rinse bleach/vineger formula mentioned in various posts to sanitise. Now, it's bottling day and I've given my bottles a good run through the solution, left them to dry and upon returning noticed that I can still smell a hint of chlorine. Is this normal? If I bottle my beer will the aroma end up smelling like the local indoor swimming pool? Should I give them a rinse in warm water to be sure? Thanks guys.

 

[chappo1970]

Give em a rinse in hot water if your worried about the smell. I usually sanitise just before I bottle with starsan "no rinse" under $20 and is no fuss. Works a treat IMO!

 

[Fents]

well if you rinse them it will negate the "no rinse" thing. but dammed if i would be bottling with a chlorine smell/taste. I'd rinse them this once as long as they are clean to get rid of that smell. Then go buy yourself a bottle of Starsan from one of the site sponsers for next time, best no rinse ever and cheap too imo.

 

[Pollux]

I've never had issues with it...

What dilution rates are you using? 1.6mL/L?

 

[Sentry459]

Thanks for the help guys. I did make the solution at 1.6ml/1L so I'm not sure what went wrong. Will look at getting myself a bottle of Starsan.

 

[Pollux]

I used it for ages....

That said, I have some iodophor in my next order.

 

[mwd]

Same here I use 15ml to 9L of water easier to measure.

I can detect a very faint bleach scent but never had any taste problems that I can detect.

Some tap water has a more distinct chlorine taste even tea tastes chemical. :icon_vomit:

I keep meaning to order some Iodophor my local LHBS only has Sodium Metabisulphate.

 

[Sentry459]

I can detect a very faint bleach scent but never had any taste problems that I can detect.

That is what I was picking up, just a faint smell of it but it was enough to send me to panic stations.

 

[chappo1970]

That is what I was picking up, just a faint smell of it but it was enough to send me to panic stations.

Rightfully so too. Chlorine in beer yetch! :icon_vomit:

Starsan lasts for ages 1.5ml in 1lt of water goes a loooonnggg way.

 

[mwd]

Funny the Starsan maker spends a lot of time on Bleach/Vinegar use in the Podcast broadcast on sanitation.

Take a mouthful of the bleach/vinegar no rinse solution see if you can taste anything.

Sorry cannot find the links for that podcast now.

 

[Sentry459]

I did listen to that podcast and found it quite interesting and also quite weird considering I thought he'd be plugging his own product more.

I didn't take a mouthful of it, but I did try a few drops and it seemed quite neutral to me. I could not detect a noticeable chlorine or vinegar taste??