Bottle Tree and Rinser Help

I ended up buying a few odds and ends from someone who no longer needed them including a 90 bottle drying rack/ tree and a Bottle Rinser (not sure if it is the exact brand but similar to the Sulfiter) that sits nicely on top of the rack.
A few rookie questions.
- From what I was told I should wash the bottles in the rinser just before bottling and hang them on rack as I wash/rinse the others and then immediately start bottling. Is this correct?
- Rather than storing the bottle on my ping pong table as I am now would there be any wrong with storing bottles that have been quickly washed in the sink on the bottom of the rack?
-I don't have any directions any suggestions on what to fill the washer with?
_ What would be the best way to wash/clean the rack? Using a kitchen cleaner like fantastic or Clorox kitchen wipes?
Thanks in advance to all!
John

 

Thanks for the info you are absolutely correct, what I incorrectly described as a rinser is a vinator.
Should I fill that with an iodine mixture?
Thanks again
John

 

Yes, fill it with your sanitizer and start pumping. It takes a while to get it primed but after that you can go to town and sanitize your bottles in just a few minutes. I usually give it 2 or 3 pumps per bottle.

Don't forget to give your bottle tree a spray with sanitizer before you put your bottles on it.

 

Thanks!
John

 

So the my beer is in the second stage of Fermentation and I am thinking and getting excited about bottling. So it is time to get the bottles off my ping pong table and get to work. First I am thinking about running them through the sanitizer setting of my dishwasher ( any concerns or suggestions??) But more importantly I need help with the correct ration of Iodine to water to be mixed in the vinator for bottle cleaning.
Thanks
John

 

The mix ratio for iodophor solution is 3 teaspoons for 5 gallons. If my figuring is right, that's about 1/8th teaspoon in 1qt of water.

 

I agree with the above Iodophor ratio of 3 tsp/5 gallons. I never make more than a gallon at a time as it doesn't keep very long. Actually, I seldom use Iodophor since I started using StarSan.

I like to use one of these for rinsing out bottles: Fermtech Single Blast Washer

I soak bottles overnight in a large plastic tub. I add a quart of ammonia and some Dawn dish detergent. A blue scrubbie easily removes any residual label glue. I give the bottles a quick dunk in a bucket of hot plain water then rinse the insides with the bottle blaster. I wash all the bottles this way then use the vinator thingy to spray StarSan inside before placing them on the bottle tree to drain. You can then use them to bottle right away or within a few days without problems.

 

To sanitize my bottles, I could just use my spray bottle filled with starsan and squirt it in the bottle, couldn't I? Then let it drain on the sanitized rack in my dishwasher.