Sanitizer contamination into wine

[Jared Retter]

Well, I got a sureflow pump and was all excited to rack 3 carboys into new flex tank. Cleaned 15 gallon flex tank with PBW and then sanitized. Then ran sanitizer through pump and thought I got it all out. Went to rack wine and it shot probably 1/4-1/2 cup of sanitized water (starsan) into tank followed by the wine. Didnt think much of it but I think the wine has a pretty off taste now that I cant get out of my mouth it seems like. Could this be from that? Its that wine toast? Should I not run sanitizer through pump? If I should do you pump out first bit into a different container to clear it?
Thanks for all your help in here!

 

[4score]

Don't worry, it's likely not the Starsan you are tasting. Good to run it through beforehand but always run it till dry back into a bucket or back into a bucket until you see the color change. Many winemakers have done the very same thing. That much Starsan in 15 gallons of wine will be fine, only 0.2%. The guy who invented Starsan actually drank Starsan with no ill-effects. If you really want to see, take a bottle of wine, separate into 2 equal parts, add 0.75 ml to one and see if you can tell the difference in blind tastings. My guess is you won't. At least I wouldn't notice.

 

[porkchopmessiah]

I have a mini jet, they recommend not running any sani thru it...not sure but yours though...

 

[NorCal]

Well, I got a sureflow pump and was all excited to rack 3 carboys into new flex tank. Cleaned 15 gallon flex tank with PBW and then sanitized. Then ran sanitizer through pump and thought I got it all out. Went to rack wine and it shot probably 1/4-1/2 cup of sanitized water (starsan) into tank followed by the wine. Didnt think much of it but I think the wine has a pretty off taste now that I cant get out of my mouth it seems like. Could this be from that? Its that wine toast? Should I not run sanitizer through pump? If I should do you pump out first bit into a different container to clear it?
Thanks for all your help in here!

I’ve done the same. I couldn’t taste the difference between them.