A good word for Better Bottle

[yeoldebrewer]

My "No" was meant in answer to the question about pouring boiling hot liquid directly into a BetterBottle. I probably should have use the "Quote" function to clarify.

Don't know about sanitizing the craters.

+1 on using Vodka in airlocks.

 

[Oscbert]

"Better-Bottle carboys tend to dry out more quickly when they are placed on their sides than when they are inverted on the sort of stand that is used for draining glass carboys."

Interesting.

 

[yeoldebrewer]

"Better-Bottle carboys tend to dry out more quickly when they are placed on their sides than when they are inverted on the sort of stand that is used for draining glass carboys."

Interesting.

A big +1 on that. They take forever to dry inverted.

I propped mine on its side and covered the opening of with a crude sleeve/tube made of paper towels and tape. This to keep out airborne nasties. The carboy was dry within 48 hours.

 

[kappclark]

J have been having good luck using the BB as primaries, and the Oxiclean does a good job..havn't needed to use the cloth towel technique yet

 

[Budzu]

On my first better bottle, I did as mentioned before and used an L-shaped carboy brush to clean. That was a bit over a year ago. After cleaning that way through 8-10 batches, I got anal and heard about scratching plastic. I do notice now some circular scratches in that BB that show themselves at certain condensation levels. Since then I've bought 3 more BB's, and I made the rule never to touch the inside with anything but liquid.
By the way though, I still use that first BB (with the visible scratching) when I am out of other carboys, and I have NOT developed an infection in it. When cleaning it now, the scratches hold onto gunk longer than the clean parts of it do... so I'd have to tentatively recommend against using a brush. No biggie though.
Those are my personal experiences,
Cheers