Oxyclean

[McGrath Brewery]

I was cleaning bottles in water and oxyclean but i accidentely left them in there for about three days. Now on the outside and inside of the bottles there is a white power, this comes off by scrubbing but i dont have anything to reach the inside. Any suggestions? and are the bottles still safe to use?

 

[2nd Street Brewery]

fill them back up with water and shale well. It's just undissolved. It's the only thing I don't like about Oxyclean.

 

[McGrath Brewery]

Shale well?

 

[2nd Street Brewery]

Shake, my fingers aren't functioning well today

 

[Walker]

yeah. my fingers are shaling a bit today, too.

 

[CaptainObvious]

I've had similar problems with oxyclean as well. Except for that one problem, it's a wonderful product. Oxyclean is a lot like bleach (an acid) except that it goes the other way (it's a base), so, if you have the problem of the oxyclean sediment that just won't go away, even after extensive soaking, try bleaching it. This will cause a titration reaction,

acid (oxyclean)+ base (bleach) ==>
==>bubbles + more water + some precipitate (harmless)

This should make that white oxyclean sediment go away.

Your bottles are still good to use, but I wouldn't use them with that oxyclean sediment in the bottom.


Capt.Obv.

 

[McGrath Brewery]

but wont bleach make the beer taste nasty?

 

[Walker]

not if you rinse the bottles well after bleaching them.

-walker

 

[Kaiser]

Last time I bottled, I put my bottles into the oven, programmed it to heat up to 300F, left them there for 30 min and then turned the oven off. I thought that this should sanitize them pretty well witout using any chemicals. But you will have to let them cool down in the oven before you can use them.

I only used this method for the non-flip-top bottles, since I was afraid to burn the rubber gasket of the flip-top ones.

 

[bikebryan]

Last time I bottled, I put my bottles into the oven, programmed it to heat up to 300F, left them there for 30 min and then turned the oven off. I thought that this should sanitize them pretty well witout using any chemicals. But you will have to let them cool down in the oven before you can use them.

I only used this method for the non-flip-top bottles, since I was afraid to burn the rubber gasket of the flip-top ones.

This is just a trade-off. You are trading ease of sanitizing for time. In the time you use to pre-heat you oven, bake your bottles, then let them cool, I can sanitize 2.5 cases of bottles and even be filling them.

It makes more sense to me to sanitize with Iodophor than using the oven. Since I need to sanitize the bottling bucket anyway, I just fill it with water, mix in the iodophor, dunk/drain the bottles in the bucket, sanitize my siphoning equipment/tubing/wand, then empty out the bucket.

 

[Dude]

Last time I bottled, I put my bottles into the oven, programmed it to heat up to 300F, left them there for 30 min and then turned the oven off. I thought that this should sanitize them pretty well witout using any chemicals. But you will have to let them cool down in the oven before you can use them.

I only used this method for the non-flip-top bottles, since I was afraid to burn the rubber gasket of the flip-top ones.

I've read horror stories of bottles breaking with that method. The prolonged exposure to the heat weakens them. Can't justify that, but something to ponder.

 

[Kaiser]

I've read horror stories of bottles breaking with that method. The prolonged exposure to the heat weakens them. Can't justify that, but something to ponder.

Thanks, that's a good point that I haven't considered yet. Especially If I plan to reuse the bottles many times and everytime they will have to go through this heating cycle.

As for the time being wasted, I usually clean the bottles the night before, program the oven so the whole cycle (including cooling) is done when I'm ready to bottle.

 

[PT Ray]

I've read horror stories of bottles breaking with that method. The prolonged exposure to the heat weakens them. Can't justify that, but something to ponder.

I just pondered the idea and think there might be some logic. Metal is made softer by heating to a specific heat range which spreads out the molecules making it easier to shape, also known as annealing. Maybe the same can be said to some degree with heating glass.

 

[sebbeerbiker]

Last time I bottled, I put my bottles into the oven, programmed it to heat up to 300F, left them there for 30 min and then turned the oven off. I thought that this should sanitize them pretty well witout using any chemicals. But you will have to let them cool down in the oven before you can use them.

I only used this method for the non-flip-top bottles, since I was afraid to burn the rubber gasket of the flip-top ones.

You had to clean your bottles first right?

 

[Kaiser]

You had to clean your bottles first right?

Yes you should clean them first.

I liked how it gives me dry and sanitized bottles. And as long as I don't open the oven, they are also unlikely to become contaminated.