I soaked my bottles in oxiclean and now they look like they have been frosted or something. I can't seem to get the film off. Are my bottles ruined?
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Cool Thanks for all the help. I do not have a way to dry bottles upside down. Will drying them right side up effect them in any way?
Starsan can get that film off too. If you have a dish drying rack,that'll work as well. Time to get a bottle tree & vinator!
I soaked my bottles in oxiclean and now they look like they have been frosted or something. I can't seem to get the film off. Are my bottles ruined?
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Do you have a dishwasher? If so, you can dry them by putting them on the prongs that hold stuff up. I think you should dry them upside down because it will expedite the drying and will lessen hard water deposits and marks.
Just remember that oxiclean is easier to dissolve and clean off with hot water.
I have never seen this before and use oxyclean all the time. Just curious how much did you use?
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Unfortunately I do not, and with my wife being pregnant that leaves me to cleaning all the dishes. It blows, but getting the dishes cleared out of the sink so that I can brew is well worth it .
I used five scoops for 10 gallons of water. That's actually under the recommended amount on the package, it calls for one scoop for every gallon.
People sure go through a lot of problems with their bottles!
I soak my newly collected bottles in warm water and 1 cup of Arm & Hammer baking soda overnight and the labels float off by themselves. If I am in a hurry, it's only about an hour before you can peel them off manually with no problem at all. Some slide right off as you pick them up.
Then, to sanitize on bottling day, I fill my slop-sink in the basement with 5-6 gallons of cold water and a couple cap-fulls of iodopher. I soak the bottles for 15 minutes. I use a jet-rinse attachment on the faucet to give them a quick half-second blast and I'm done. I've never had an infection.
No need to jet rinse after iodopher as long as you dilute it to the right amount, just put them upside down for a minute, to drain as much as they can.
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