sanitation questions for bottling first batch

[jrcomito]

I have recycled bottles that I have put through boiling water to remove the labels. I then put them through the dishwasher for a general cleansing. Would these be considered sanitized at this point or should I go ahead and sanitize to be sure. I am ready otherwise to bottle. I wouldn't want to do something twice if unnecessary.

 

[hundy]

It sounds like they're pretty clean, but if they've been sitting out for any amount of time after being through the dishwasher, I'd go ahead and just have a small bucket of star san solution for a dunk right before you bottle. This would allow you to give the caps a dunk as well. I believe the starsan is effective after being in contact for 1 min. Hope that helps.

 

[jrcomito]

It sounds like they're pretty clean, but if they've been sitting out for any amount of time after being through the dishwasher, I'd go ahead and just have a small bucket of star san solution for a dunk right before you bottle. This would allow you to give the caps a dunk as well. I believe the starsan is effective after being in contact for 1 min. Hope that helps.

Thanks for the reply. I am planning to go right from dishwasher (once cooled) to bottling. The dishwasher is super hot and even has a "sani rinse" mode as part of the regular wash cycle. I have c-brite. It came with the kit. Everything is sanitized and ready to go. I just wanted to make sure and get a second opinion before ruining 5 gallons of love.