Forestgrover
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Does anyone else do this? Cause it seems to me those things get so damn hot in there that they are completely and utterly clean. Just curious
Dishwasher sanitizing cycles (the heat dry option) steam water from the contents. I've mentioned this before. Baby bottles and beer bottles are drastically different in shape - a beer bottle's narrow neck and flared body effectively prevent a good water stream from getting in and coating the entire surface of the bottle interior - meaning that the steaming effect doesn't affect the entire bottle. This means the entire inside probably doesn't get sanitized.the_bird said:The other thing that's nice about the dishwasher, if you don't have a bottle tree, is that they can stay upright in an environment you've just sanitized while you bottle. I do tend to do a quick rinse and then use the dishwasher on the sterilize cycle, I know it's redundant but then I know for certain that I'm all good.
bikebryan said:- meaning that the steaming effect doesn't affect the entire bottle. This means the entire inside probably doesn't get sanitized.
bikebryan said:Dishwasher sanitizing cycles (the heat dry option) steam water from the contents. I've mentioned this before. Baby bottles and beer bottles are drastically different in shape - a beer bottle's narrow neck and flared body effectively prevent a good water stream from getting in and coating the entire surface of the bottle interior - meaning that the steaming effect doesn't affect the entire bottle. This means the entire inside probably doesn't get sanitized.
If you think this works, and it's seemed to work for you in the past, go for it. Me, I don't trust it. Besides, I can sanitize an entire batch of bottles using iodophor in less time than a dishwasher cycle.
Just say "NO" to dishwashing detergent. They leave a film on them that is usually the no spotting agent. Can't imagine that leaves a good taste in the beer (someone posted about it previously too).tockeyhockey said:does anyone add anything to the dishwaser during the sterilization cycle? oxyclean? regular dishwashing detergent? what would be the best thing to do?
To my mind, the best thing to do would be to NOT use the dishwasher, but as you've seen many folks are dead-set in their belief that it does the job. If you do it and it works for you, great. I don't trust any home unit enough.tockeyhockey said:yes, the pre drink rinse is absolutely necessary. in the beginning, i didn't do it all the time, and i ended up throwing those bottles out because cleaning them wasn't worth the effort. no matter how hard i scrubbed...
does anyone add anything to the dishwaser during the sterilization cycle? oxyclean? regular dishwashing detergent? what would be the best thing to do?
tockeyhockey said:does anyone add anything to the dishwaser during the sterilization cycle? oxyclean? regular dishwashing detergent? what would be the best thing to do?
butler1850 said:I add some oxyclean if I need to get labels off. I don't if there are none to remove.
Between the heat, the hot water, and the oxyclean, most of my labels just fall right off.
God Emporer BillyBrew said:Good idea, but it seems like it would leave a nasty mess in your dishwasher.
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