AMizener
Member
Hi, all.
After two moves and almost year off of brewing, I'm getting ready to bottle again. Unfortunately, I discovered while sorting through my bottles that a lot of them had gotten rather grubby (on both the insides and outsides) from the moves and storage, and possibly from my new roommates handling them with greasy hands.
If they were anything but beer bottles, I'd just wash them inside and out with soap. Unfortunately, that's not an option.
What's the best way to get that off without killing all head retention?
OxiClean may help - its two ingredients are hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and sodium carbonate (Na2CO3). Hydrogen peroxide won't won't help with the grubby but should dislodge any gunk, and after some research I find that sodium carbonate can be used to remove grease or oil stains. Anyone used OxiClean on grubby bottles (specifically, oily grubby) before? Has it worked?
If OxiClean, what mix ratio do you use? How long do you soak them for? If something else, what and for how long?
After two moves and almost year off of brewing, I'm getting ready to bottle again. Unfortunately, I discovered while sorting through my bottles that a lot of them had gotten rather grubby (on both the insides and outsides) from the moves and storage, and possibly from my new roommates handling them with greasy hands.
If they were anything but beer bottles, I'd just wash them inside and out with soap. Unfortunately, that's not an option.
What's the best way to get that off without killing all head retention?
OxiClean may help - its two ingredients are hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and sodium carbonate (Na2CO3). Hydrogen peroxide won't won't help with the grubby but should dislodge any gunk, and after some research I find that sodium carbonate can be used to remove grease or oil stains. Anyone used OxiClean on grubby bottles (specifically, oily grubby) before? Has it worked?
If OxiClean, what mix ratio do you use? How long do you soak them for? If something else, what and for how long?