Cleaning/sanitizing bottles
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The day you brew, just to be certain they are clean throw them into a bath of oxyclean and make sure you cant see any stuff in them, then sanatize and you'll be ok
cweston
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Here's my procedure:
1. As soon as I pour the beer out, I rinse the bottle out under the tap.
2. When 24 or mnore have accumulated near the laundry room sink, I rinse them with a bottle washer and place them upside-down in a beer case.
3. On bottling day, they go straight from the case to the sanitizer solution.
1. As soon as I pour the beer out, I rinse the bottle out under the tap.
2. When 24 or mnore have accumulated near the laundry room sink, I rinse them with a bottle washer and place them upside-down in a beer case.
3. On bottling day, they go straight from the case to the sanitizer solution.
Craig5_12
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I use the same procedure. I use iodine to sanitize, enough to make the water a little EDIT: LIGHTER than apple juice.
Grüner Brauer
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How soon after the iodophor soak do you bottle?
Craig5_12
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After the soak I turn the bottles upside down in the case with some paper towels under it. Once I've pulled the fermentor out and have it ready I start to siphon and bottle. I'd guess it's about 10 minutes for some of the bottles and 1/2 hour for others. As long as the iodine isn't too strong you shouldn't notice if the bottles haven't dried out all the way.
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I used to soak, but that took too long. Now I use a Sanitizer Injetctor from Morebeer. I can sanitize two cases in about 10 minutes and am ready to bottle.
butler1850
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I clean them as I empty them, then store.
On bottling day, I fill up the dishwasher, and set to nuclear hot. (Sanitizing rinse/hot wash). Fill as usual.
The dishwasher takes a while to get it done, but it's set it & forget it on the morning of a brewsession.
On bottling day, I fill up the dishwasher, and set to nuclear hot. (Sanitizing rinse/hot wash). Fill as usual.
The dishwasher takes a while to get it done, but it's set it & forget it on the morning of a brewsession.
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I do the same. I figure a 2 minute contact was the same as allowing it to drip dry on a rack...after 20 mins there's still some solution on it anyway. I also pre-spray my tree -- from the top to the bottom so it's sanitized also.Bills Brew said:
Craig5_12
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Hmmmm.....Sanitizer Injector huh.....I'm gonna have to look into that..........thanks!
sorry to revitalize this thread, but do you guys bother with a bottle tree? or do you just use the prongs in your dishwasher?
It seems most of the bottle trees dont have handles on them, so is it not possible to transport a full tree?
It seems most of the bottle trees dont have handles on them, so is it not possible to transport a full tree?
dibby33
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How about
putting the tree on a kiddies waggon?
waiting until they dry and put them in a box and move them
Bottle where they are washed (go on, move the sink!)
putting the tree on a kiddies waggon?
waiting until they dry and put them in a box and move them
Bottle where they are washed (go on, move the sink!)
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