Atl300zx

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Hence the waterproof finish

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Kegs: 4Cs IPA - The Diamond Standard, Innis & Gunn Rum Cask Clone.
On Deck: The "Three Stouts", Wild Blackberry Mead, Irish Red

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engine3lt

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Do you have to sanitize the pegs or will the wet sanitized bottle be enough?

TheJadedDog

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I've got to say, I don't really trust the dishwasher method. I know others use it and have had success and that's great, but I wouldn't do it myself. I'm a big fan of Iodophor and it really isn't all that much more work.

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Atl300zx

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TO be safe i would spritz the entire thing with StarSan. Very little effort for some peace of mind.

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Jaded Spirits Brewery
Primary: Dennis Hoppier III
Secondary: Empty
Bottles: Triple Berry Apple Cider, Cote Apple Cider, Wild Blackberry Apple Cider, Dim Wit II, Mighty Porter
Kegs: 4Cs IPA - The Diamond Standard, Innis & Gunn Rum Cask Clone.
On Deck: The "Three Stouts", Wild Blackberry Mead, Irish Red

Jaded Spirits DIY Stirplate
Blog @ JadedSpirits.com
Blog @ HBT

Teewinot

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I'm getting ready to bottle my first batch as well (Phat Tyre from NB). My Father in Law had a bottle stand from his wine making days, so I'm good to go there. I also have brand new 22 oz. bottles. I'm planning on using my cleaned primary filled with warm water and the appropriate amount of One-Step to sanitize. My plan is to first break down and clean the bottle rack, then soak all of its parts for a few minutes in my bucket-o-solution (BOS). Then I'll remove the parts, reassemble the rack, and set my bottles (right side up) into the BOS so that they fill with the solution. After a few minutes I'll remove the bottles drain the solution back into the bucket, and do more bottles the same way until I have enough.

Does this plan seem reasonable to you all? Am I missing something? And lastly I assume that I must also sanitize the caps. Should I dump them into the solution as well, or simply boil them?

Thanks for any input!

engine3lt

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Sounds like a plan.

Steer away from boiling or heating the caps. I've read that it can break down the plastic liner. A good soak and drain should do it.

whoptbird

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This is what I do as well, but I use a bottle rinser like this one. After the soak I rinse and then give 4 squirts or so with this filled with starsan. I let em sit for a few and just pour out any residual before bottling. Hooray Beer.