Apparently theres a lot of ways to do it. Ive long suspected that my method is overkill. I see on this thread that some do more, some less, and it all seems to work. Nobody wrote in to say Dont try this.
My method is to chuck the bottles into a generic oxi-clean solution immediately after pouring. That does most of the work.
So pretty much everybody is doing it the same. Its a five step process. Its just the details that are different.
Soak -I use cheap generic oxi-clean
Wash -I use boiling water and a bottle brush
Rinse -I spray vinegar and rinse with more boiling water.
Sanitize -I Spray Iodophor
Dry - I turn them up side down in the dishwasher.
I think draining them is very important, and often overlooked. Pathogens dont grow without water. In my method, the Iodophor solution reduces the surface tension of the rinse water. The bottle will be nearly dry in a couple of hours.
On bottling day, I spray again with Iodophor and drain in the dishwasher. I can put 50+ bottles upside down in the dishwasher. Then I bottle over the dishwasher. When Im done, I close the door. No clean-up. No mopping. No sticky floors.