Brewer_Bob
Well-Known Member
Alright, this weekend will be one month since I put my first brew, a Stone Pale Ale clone, into the fermenter. So I want to bottle this weekend. I have a bottle tree, a Vinator, and a bottle brush all on order but they haven't gotten here to Libya just yet.
The bottle tree and Vinator would be nice to have, but I can manage without them this time. I am more concerned about cleaning without a brush. I went looking for a substitute and the closest I could find were baby bottle brushes, but the tips are too fat to fit into the beer bottles.
The bottles are a mix of brand new ones purchased from AHS and Beck's non-alcoholic beer bottles. So nothing gunky has been in them. I have PBW powder. I heard on Brewing Network awhile back that given a proper length soak in PBW solution scrubbing wasn't necessary. So how many hours should I let them soak?
And yes, I know I will then have to rinse and sanitize.
The bottle tree and Vinator would be nice to have, but I can manage without them this time. I am more concerned about cleaning without a brush. I went looking for a substitute and the closest I could find were baby bottle brushes, but the tips are too fat to fit into the beer bottles.
The bottles are a mix of brand new ones purchased from AHS and Beck's non-alcoholic beer bottles. So nothing gunky has been in them. I have PBW powder. I heard on Brewing Network awhile back that given a proper length soak in PBW solution scrubbing wasn't necessary. So how many hours should I let them soak?
And yes, I know I will then have to rinse and sanitize.