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Theres a redd*t thread that questions whether vwp is a good product. I’ve never met anyone who uses it. Don’t recall seeing it in brewing stores. Sounds like you should throw it out, if you went against manufacturers directions for use.

I’ve always used star san. It does indeed last forever. I’ll probably never use anything else.

I have also read that some famous brewers do just use old fashioned dish soap.

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areyouevenreal@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
It’s more commonly sold in England. Starsan was banned here for a while, and it’s still hard to get a hold of, hence chemsan. Chemipro oxy is what I have found in a brew shop here and seems to work well. I might go back to that

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- neptune@dmv.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Yeah that’s tough. Pay the surcharge or just pay a lot of attention to cleanliness and signs of infection during ferment. That’s my advice. They brewed beer for a millenia before germ theory.
  
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  - areyouevenreal@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Is it possible to get an infection and not notice?
    
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    neptune@dmv.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    I don’t think so, there’s usually signs. I’d do heavy research if you switch to dish soap.
    
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