Bottle cleanliness

[super15068]

Hi all - quick question on cleaning my bottles..... If the bottles have been rinsed out straight after having beer in them, and I were to put them in the dishwasher on hot setting (no detergents) would this be sufficient and would then just require sanitising?

Appreciate any feedback.
Cheers - Jase

 

[soccerdad]

depends .. if you store them open end up they may get dust in them .. so you have to flush all of that out when you sanitize
but in theory - yes

 

[super15068]

Cheers. That's good to know.

 

[truvr]

I would recommend against using the dishwasher to clean your bottles. I used to do this. But then I started finding little bits of food (from a clean dishwasher) that had gotten blasted up into some of the bottles.

I've tried various cleaners. Low effort sure, but the problem there is, if you have hard water like I do, you can end up with crazy hard deposits on your glass.

The best thing I ever did for bottle cleaning was buying a basic beer bottle brush. Cost, less than $4.

Many bottles rinse clean (depending on the beer, yeast, etc.) but for those that don't a quick scrub with the brush does wonders.

 

[fun4stuff]

My dishwasher baked on bits of old soap and minerals/sediment on the inside of my bottles that was hard to remove. I would recommend rinsing your bottles immediately after use real well, storing them covered or opening down, then just spraying them with starsan before use with a spray bottle.

 

[branman]

I Agee with the bottle brush, cheap assurance...

 

[super15068]

Cheers guys

 

[ImNoExpert]

I used to use the dishwasher to sanitize. Very easy but time consuming. Clean, load, run, unload. If you cleaned them out before storage, use a vinator and star san. 10 minutes and you're good to go. Made bottling so much better. I hardly mind it anymore. Hardly.

 

[TungstenBeer]

Honestly, I just rinse/shake with hot water as soon as I pour the beer into my glass, and then dry on my bottle tree. When it's bottling day, I just sanitize the bottles without doing any additional brushing or anything. I have never had a problem with infection or off-tastes.

 

[MaxStout]

After I pour a beer I give the bottle 3 rinses with a good shaking on the third one. One more rinse to wash out any remaining crud, then keep it upside down for a day or two, until it is dry. Then into a box until I'm ready to use it again. On bottling day, I sanitize bottles with a vinator and Starsan, and place on a bottle tree.