AirBronto
Well-Known Member
Is is ok to boil oxygen caps to sanitize them? They have something that is not metal on the inside of them.
...Forest from Austin Homebrew never sanitizes his caps. He said that he just throws the oxygen caps on and puts his bottles into their aging box upside down.
What's the purpose of aging them upside down?
I just don't get why people don't sanitize their caps. I mean, why shirk ANY sanitization step? You never know where a point of infection could come from...why play russian roulette. The caps aren't sterile or anything. And we touch them with our hand to place them on the bottle.
I don't get it either. I just pour some StarSan into a cereal bowl (no cereal in it of course), and dump a handful of caps in it. If I need more caps, I just grab a few more. If I end up with extra (always do), just shake the excess off and toss 'em back in their bag. It literally takes about 15 extra seconds to do this. Who knows where the he!! those caps have been before I got them?
I use the bowl of my vinator...It's already full of sanitizer from my bottles anyway.
I use the bowl of my vinator...It's already full of sanitizer from my bottles anyway.
I use the bowl of my vinator...It's already full of sanitizer from my bottles anyway.
My homebrew shop told me oxygen absorbing caps starting absorbing when they get wet and continue absorbing oxygen for only 15 minutes. Based on this, I would sanitize them, but I wouldn't sanitize until just before you are ready to cap. Also based on this, I would also store your caps in a dry environment or airtight container if you live in a humid climate.
My homebrew shop told me oxygen absorbing caps starting absorbing when they get wet and continue absorbing oxygen for only 15 minutes. Based on this, I would sanitize them, but I wouldn't sanitize until just before you are ready to cap. Also based on this, I would also store your caps in a dry environment or airtight container if you live in a humid climate.
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