ChuckinWA
Well-Known Member
Hey Guys,
I'm lucky enough to have a number of cases of flip top bottles from travels to Germany over the last few years. I haven't used these for homebrew yet, but plan to in the near future. I was thinking the easiest way to sanitize the bottles would be to run them through the dishwasher heat cycle then cap them up. But what about the rubber gaskets - can they take the heat or should I remove them and stick them in a solution of Idophor separately?
Speaking of Idophor, another question: The bottle says to let things soak for a few minutes, then let air dry. But, let's face it, who has time for that on brewday? Is it OK to just shake most of the solution off of the equipment? I've only made a couple of batches of beer so far and this is what I've been doing. I can't say any of my batches were the best beer I've ever had, and I'm wondering if trace amounts of Idophor have impaired my beer somehow. Thanks!
I'm lucky enough to have a number of cases of flip top bottles from travels to Germany over the last few years. I haven't used these for homebrew yet, but plan to in the near future. I was thinking the easiest way to sanitize the bottles would be to run them through the dishwasher heat cycle then cap them up. But what about the rubber gaskets - can they take the heat or should I remove them and stick them in a solution of Idophor separately?
Speaking of Idophor, another question: The bottle says to let things soak for a few minutes, then let air dry. But, let's face it, who has time for that on brewday? Is it OK to just shake most of the solution off of the equipment? I've only made a couple of batches of beer so far and this is what I've been doing. I can't say any of my batches were the best beer I've ever had, and I'm wondering if trace amounts of Idophor have impaired my beer somehow. Thanks!