First Brew

[GMan10]

11 hours ago, Shamus O'Sean said:

Hi GM10 - Starsan/Stellarsan/Phosphoric acid sanitiser is fine on stainless steel.  Like Muzzy says, not so sure on other metals like aluminium and brass.

It will be perfectly fine on plastic fermenter taps, lid and spoon.  

I make up a litre every brew day.  Half into a 500ml spray bottle (which you can keep any left-over for next time).  I usually drop small items like taps, can openers, etc into the other 500ml to soak for a bit.  You do not have to actually soak them, because these are contact sanitisers, but soaking means every nook and cranny gets touched.  You may not cover all points with just spraying alone.  The spray bottle gets used on big items like lids and the fermenter itself.

Thanks Shamus - really appreciate the tips!