scott: the place you want to ask these questions is rec.crafts.brewing. these
guys here are much more interested in commercial beers
however
Made my first batch of beer. Everything worked well. Can't wait to taste
it. Some questions:

1. I used Star-San to sanitize everything. This looks like pretty toxic
stuff, but you aren't supposed to rinse. What gives? Isn't this dangerous?

star san is a very safe solution, some of there original advertising was
drinking the straight solution! it has essentially the same amount of
phosphoric acid as coca-cola. you can read up on it at
www.fivestarchemicals.com


2. Before I'm about to bottle the beer, I rinse with Star-San but it
tends to leave bubbles in the bottle. I ran a bottle cleaner through the
bottle to break up the bubbles but should I just let the bubbles pop
with time and then bottle. Seems to leave a lot of Star-San in the bottle.

3. After fermentation is done, you can wait another week or so if you
want the beer clearer before bottling. Won't all the yeast die? How come
you can wait so long and still have live yeast.

the yeast will become dormant over time but will wake up and be ready when you
add priming sugar . many brewers use extended time in secondarys, especially
for lagers at cold temps with no problems. yeasts are very hardy buggers!
might suggest you read john palmers" how to brew" which is available as a
freebie online.
welcome to the obsession !!

Thanks.
Scott