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northernlad · 01-06-2011, 01:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sievers

Hi guys

This is my first time brewing so I wanted to hear if my cleaning routine sounds acceptable:

4 steps:

Step 1: Soak the used bottles in hot water. Remove labels and rinse roughly.
Step 2: Clean outside with soap and pour hot water inside. Clean with bottle brush attached to a fast rotating drilling device. (Got the tip from this very thread). Rinse with hot water.
Step 3: Add boiling water to each bottle and leave for minimum 5 minutes.
Step 4: Airdry

I have some "chemipro oxi" but I figured the boiling water would do the trick as well.

Any comments?

Thanks in advance!

The drill makes short work of em huh?
The boiling water is a little overkill and the thermal shock will wear your glass out.
I store them upside down after cleaning, then hit with starsan and bottle.
I never use bleach or soap.

HItransplant · 01-06-2011, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by McCall St. Brewer

I rinse them out as soon as drink them. Then I run them through the dishwasher with the other dishes, usually the same day.

When I'm going to bottle, I run the dishwasher empty with no detergent. Then I put the bottles in, and run it with no detergent on hi-temp wash and sanitize.

When they're done, they go into a tub of sanitizer and then I put them back into the clean dishwasher rack to drain while I start bottling.

holy overkill.

...wow, this thread was 4 years old..haha

Sievers · 01-06-2011, 05:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by northernlad

The drill makes short work of em huh?
The boiling water is a little overkill and the thermal shock will wear your glass out.
I store them upside down after cleaning, then hit with starsan and bottle.
I never use bleach or soap.

Yeah the drill was quite effective!
Good point with the boiling water. In the future I will try and use chemical sanitizers like Chemipro oxy and Iodophor only. Thanks!

FLBrewMeister · 02-09-2011, 01:28 AM

Hello
What I like to do is fill a large bucket up with water and oxy-clean for removing labels
then rinse it clean and put them on my beer tree.
When I'm ready to bottle i then put them through the dishwasher on the sanitize setting and use. Some people also put them in the oven for intense sterilizing.
I have more details, plus some other topics at my site:
http://winklerbrewery.blogspot.com/search/label/Sanitizing
Check it out and let me know what you think!

CB-Brewer · 11-03-2011, 11:17 PM

Always rinse your bottles within a day to prevent mold. When I am ready to bottle, I give them a brief soak in a bleach & water solution and then a rinse in hot water with a jet bottle/carboy washer that attaches to my kitchen faucet. Turn the bottles upside down to drain for a couple of minutes, then bottle. I don't like to use soap, chemical cleaners or iodophor. A brewpub I once worked at used iodophor to sanitize and you could taste it in the lighter/pilsner beers. The best sanitizers are steam & heat.

This method has worked for me over 15 years with great success, including GABF silver medal.

skullface1818 · 01-31-2012, 02:15 PM

I actually cleaned out a huge batch of fresh bottles (post party cleanup) with a hand steam cleaner (a jet of steam into each bottle)

I plan on rinsing them out before bottling but they are all pretty clean at the moment.

odh2507 · 02-05-2012, 05:42 PM

What if theres still some clean water in the bottle from sanitizing? Gonna hurt the beer or let the bottles completely airdry?

iijakii · 02-05-2012, 05:47 PM

If there's any pooling up definitely tip it over. But worried about a little moisture on the walls? Eh.

odh2507 · 02-05-2012, 06:11 PM

Yea i mean a few drops on the walls, not like a good amount sitting in the bottom. Thanks. Good to go. Bottling in an hour or so. That was the only thing i was worried about.

**andysim** · 02-05-2012, 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by McCall St. Brewer

I rinse them out as soon as drink them. Then I run them through the dishwasher with the other dishes, usually the same day.

When I'm going to bottle, I run the dishwasher empty with no detergent. Then I put the bottles in, and run it with no detergent on hi-temp wash and sanitize.

When they're done, they go into a tub of sanitizer and then I put them back into the clean dishwasher rack to drain while I start bottling.

+1 on that