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> This debate has been ongoing for years and isn't going to end with you
> and I.[/color]

Agreed... I didn't want to start/continue the debate ... I just wanted
to let the original poster know that tap water rinses are used by a lot
of people and don't pose any undue infection risk in most locations.

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> I don't rinse, but then again I don't use bleach. I've NEVER
> used bleach. I've used iodophor since I started brewing. I love the
> fact that it sanitizes much quicker and does not have to be rinsed.[/color]

I've used bleach for 18 years with absolutely no problems. HOWEVER, I
do agree that there are drawbacks to bleach that other sanitizers don't
have (but bleach has advantages too... cheap, widely available, probably
already at your house, etc.). I recently got a bottle of StarSan and I
definitely like it for the short contact time and the no rinse - both
pretty big time savers over bleach.

Derric