northernlad
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When it comes to bottling again, the only difference is that after I dip them in starsan, I place them all in the dishwater & run it w/ no soap on 'sterilize'.
Why do you wash off the sanitizer?
When it comes to bottling again, the only difference is that after I dip them in starsan, I place them all in the dishwater & run it w/ no soap on 'sterilize'.
I've always thought the dishwasher method sounded good! Does anyone just rinse the bottle after pouring, and throw thru a cycle in the dishwasher, and rack straight from there?
Is there a detergent that you should/shouldn't use?
I usually need some jet dry to keep from leaving spots on dishes, and put it on the heavy duty cycle.
I always rinse my bottles after pouring, and turn over to dry. When I'm ready I put a good amt of starsan in the first bottle, shake up, spray the top, then pour into the next bottle, and turn the 1st one upside down, on a "drying rack". Seems to work ok, but doesn't sound like the safest method.
Search for dishwasher threads. Tons. I don't use starsan on bottles. Rinse right after use, then dishwasher morning of bottling day. No soap! My dishwasher has a Sani-Rinse cycle that guarantees sanitation. My dw has a jet-dry filler that is usually full, but I don't have any problem with head retention so that's I don't consider it a problem.
Why do you wash off the sanitizer?
Bottling is a lot like mowing the lawn. Some people find it to be a chore while others find it an opportunity to zen out.
Amen.
Plus, it's way better than picking hops.
I really like bottling, none of it feels like a chore, except for removing the labels on some bottles. It's wierd some brewerys use a glue that resists TSP and Oxiclean. Anybody run into bottles like these and have suggestions. Worst ones I've had to deal with yet was a sixer I bought in Maine from the Bar Harbor Brewing Co.
The biggest advantage to bottling is it's way easier to give away to friends. Last night some of SWMBO's family came over to help move a fridge and she sent me down to the basement to throw a few sixpacks together for the guys. If I had kegged I wouldn't have been able to slap them together so quick. On the flipside it would be good to have a couple kegs on hand for parties.
Yes you are.
I hate bottling, but since I can't keg due to space limitations, and the fact that I like bottles, rather than be a whiney biatch about it (like most keggers are ) I decided to be a man about it and conquer the bastard and come up with a system that was less onerous, and that I could get done in less than an hour.
Most keggers run screaming from it like the gurly gurls they are, then they complain about it and come onto bottling threads acting like the poster is too dumb to not have ever heard about kegs...but they're the dumb ones, they were DEFEATED BY BOTTLES...that's the same as being beaten by a gurl. If you look in the dictionary under WUSSIE you see the words KEGGER the thirs entry down.
That's why I created this thread...Not because I particularly loved it, but I wans't going to let it get to me. I was gonna beat the process senseless. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/bottling-tips-homebrewer-94812/
Besides, the ladies dig guys who bottle and don't whine about it. That's why you don't see hot chicks doing this with a keg.
...Most keggers run screaming from it like the gurly gurls they are, then they complain about it and come onto bottling threads acting like the poster is too dumb to not have ever heard about kegs...but they're the dumb ones, they were DEFEATED BY BOTTLES...that's the same as being beaten by a gurl. If you look in the dictionary under WUSSIE you see the words KEGGER the thirs entry down.
I bottled my seond batch today. It took all of an hour and a half, from brewing my morning coffee to actually rinsing the carboys outside. It wasn't a ten gallon batch, but I did fill around 30 bombers.
Maybe that's the secret: bombers that have been baked in the oven the night before. I just had to rip the foil off, fill, place a cap and seal with the bench capper. The actual bottling phase took all of 30 minutes...
Now, cleaning bottles and getting the labels off. I still have three cases of bombers to do plus another of 12 ouncers to have enough bottles for my next batches and I can tell it is going to suck immensely.
I'm thinking of picking up a bottling tree and one of those sanitizer dispensers to make things more fun. do you think it's worth it? last time i just filled em completely with star san then dumped the star san right before filling them.
I'm thinking of picking up a bottling tree and one of those sanitizer dispensers to make things more fun. do you think it's worth it? last time i just filled em completely with star san then dumped the star san right before filling them.
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