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Is there much difference between Stellar and Star san? How's the StellarSan stuff so cheap? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Sorry for the newbie question. I'm just trying to figure out if there's some sort of catch here. I don't think the StellarSan stuff is diluted, so I've been trying to figure out how it's so much cheaper than starsan.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Look at the images online. The packages on both say that they're 50% phosphoric acid. The "Starsan" has another acid at 15%, but it's not likely a differentiator in their performance.

Another thing you can do if you want to know the chemical makeup of something - Ask the MFG for an "MSDS" (Material Safety Datasheet) - it'll generally tell you what it's made up of.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

Oh right, thanks again!