How much sanitization is necessary for your bottles?
With one case of bottles I have, I was bored during the brew and decided to sanitize all the bottles I had. So, I washed them, sanitized them, and put them in a closed cardboard box for the couple weeks it took for the brew to ferment (it was a great time-waster!). I took them out today and rinsed them out again with water -- are the bottles okay for brewing, or do I have to sanitize the durn things again?
A second question I have regards those leftover drops of sanitizer in the bottom of the bottle that I can't dry for the life of me. I use One-Step sanitizer (the powder). Do I have to wait for the things to dry fully before I bottle? Or are a few drops okay?
(The second question caused the first; I washed out one case because there was still a little sanitizer in...I'm staring at the second case now. Should I do a final rinse to get that sanitizer out?)
With one case of bottles I have, I was bored during the brew and decided to sanitize all the bottles I had. So, I washed them, sanitized them, and put them in a closed cardboard box for the couple weeks it took for the brew to ferment (it was a great time-waster!). I took them out today and rinsed them out again with water -- are the bottles okay for brewing, or do I have to sanitize the durn things again?
A second question I have regards those leftover drops of sanitizer in the bottom of the bottle that I can't dry for the life of me. I use One-Step sanitizer (the powder). Do I have to wait for the things to dry fully before I bottle? Or are a few drops okay?
(The second question caused the first; I washed out one case because there was still a little sanitizer in...I'm staring at the second case now. Should I do a final rinse to get that sanitizer out?)