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Date: 03 Jul 2006 14:52:42
From: Gerard Eberlein
Subject: hardwood damage
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Can Star San cause hardwood floor damage once it's mixed according to
instructions? I really want to get away from iodophor. Regardless of what
people say, I've let my buckets drain for 48 hours before and still had a
major smell from it. At the same time hardwood flooring is expensive. Any
help is appreciated.
Gerard
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Date: 04 Jul 2006 01:36:37
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Subject: Re: hardwood damage
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You may want to google iodophor. I remember reading that someone had done a
taste test, and left some iodophor in their fermenter. According to them,
there was no detectable iodophor flavor.
Also, if you're letting your buckets dry upside down...this might explain
some of the iodophor smell.
bkb
"Gerard Eberlein" <dormouse@charter.net > wrote in message
news:gIdqg.195$Ak3.134@fe04.lga...
> Can Star San cause hardwood floor damage once it's mixed according to
> instructions? I really want to get away from iodophor. Regardless of what
> people say, I've let my buckets drain for 48 hours before and still had a
> major smell from it. At the same time hardwood flooring is expensive. Any
> help is appreciated.
>
> Gerard
>
>
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Date: 04 Jul 2006 12:25:10
From: Dick Adams
Subject: Re: hardwood damage
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<SBartz@houston.rr.com > wrote:
> "Gerard Eberlein" <dormouse@charter.net> wrote:
>> Can Star San cause hardwood floor damage once it's mixed according to
>> instructions? I really want to get away from iodophor. Regardless of
>> what people say, I've let my buckets drain for 48 hours before and
>> still had a major smell from it. At the same time hardwood flooring
>> is expensive. Any help is appreciated.
You are correct. Under the heading of good help is hard to find,
~someone~ let a fermenter with an iodophor sit overnight and I can
still smell it. But it has had no effect on either beer or mead.
On the subject of hardwood flooring, I can't imagine doing anything
on hardwood flooring without something to protect the flooring.
> You may want to google iodophor. I remember reading that someone
> had done a taste test, and left some iodophor in their fermenter.
> According to them, there was no detectable iodophor flavor.
>
> Also, if you're letting your buckets dry upside down...this might
> explain some of the iodophor smell.
The article on this taste test, "The Mystery of Iodophor", is at:
http://www.homebrew.com/articles/article08290301.shtml
Dick
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Date: 04 Jul 2006 07:00:05
From: MDixon
Subject: Re: hardwood damage
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Gerard Eberlein <dormouse@charter.net > wrote in message
news:gIdqg.195$Ak3.134@fe04.lga...
> Can Star San cause hardwood floor damage once it's mixed according to
> instructions? I really want to get away from iodophor. Regardless of what
> people say, I've let my buckets drain for 48 hours before and still had a
> major smell from it. At the same time hardwood flooring is expensive. Any
> help is appreciated.
Why would you want to work on hardwood floors with any major liquid? Put
down a bar mat and press on...
But yes, significant volumes of water can hurt hardwoods, StarSan is mostly
water when mixed...you can figure the rest of the math...
Cheers,
Mike
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Date: 04 Jul 2006 16:21:37
From: Stoutman
Subject: Re: hardwood damage
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"MDixon" <me@privacy.net > wrote in message
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> Gerard Eberlein <dormouse@charter.net> wrote in message
> news:gIdqg.195$Ak3.134@fe04.lga...
>> Can Star San cause hardwood floor damage once it's mixed according to
>> instructions? I really want to get away from iodophor. Regardless of what
>> people say, I've let my buckets drain for 48 hours before and still had a
>> major smell from it. At the same time hardwood flooring is expensive. Any
>> help is appreciated.
>
> Why would you want to work on hardwood floors with any major liquid? Put
> down a bar mat and press on...
>
> But yes, significant volumes of water can hurt hardwoods, StarSan is
> mostly
> water when mixed...you can figure the rest of the math...
>
Not to mention the damage caused by a solution of phosphoric acid and
dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid. Ugg.
> Cheers,
> Mike
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>
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