I see a lot of people believing that Star San is safe and I am not convinced about the safety of Sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonates. Wikipedia says it has LD50 (lethal dose for 50% of population) of 2.3 mg/L for fish. It biodegrades in 1-3 weeks under aerobic conditions. However, brewing is done under anaerobic conditions. Is there a reference that shows yeast will eat it as it is commonly assumed?
I equally have my doubts about Sulfonate Oleic Acid ingredient of SaniClean. It seems all the Akyl compounds have toxicity.
My goal is to brew a very healthy drink. I used to really clean my equipment and the use a UV-C lamp to kill the germs. Nothing would be more organic than that. But, it was not 100% fool proof and I sometimes would get contaminated batches. Now, I sometimes use SaniClean, but, then spray Vodka to rinse off as much as I can.
Any thoughts on that?
I equally have my doubts about Sulfonate Oleic Acid ingredient of SaniClean. It seems all the Akyl compounds have toxicity.
My goal is to brew a very healthy drink. I used to really clean my equipment and the use a UV-C lamp to kill the germs. Nothing would be more organic than that. But, it was not 100% fool proof and I sometimes would get contaminated batches. Now, I sometimes use SaniClean, but, then spray Vodka to rinse off as much as I can.
Any thoughts on that?