kyle6286
Well-Known Member
Hello,
I brewed my first batch, autumn amber ale, a couple of weeks ago. This weekend will be three weeks in the primary fermenter. I plan on transferring to my bottling bucket and bottling on Saturday. The kit I ordered from Midwest Supplies came with an easy clean no rinse powder that requires 1 teaspoon per gallon of warm water. I plan on filling up my sink with the solution and placing a few bottles in the sink at a time in order to sanitize. Then, I will make a new gallon with sanitizer and fill my bottling bucket and let it sit for a few minutes after shaking it. Is this sufficient? I should add that although the beer bottles did have beer in them before, I gently cleaned them with water as to not allow any residue to reside in the bottles for the past couple of weeks. Also, my bottling bucket has never been used so I don't know how "clean" I need to get it. Do you guys recommend sticking with this sanitizer for this first batch or should I get some Star San or OxiClean for this weekend? If necessary, I will make a trip over to my LHBS sometime during the week. Any help is appreciated. Thanks
I brewed my first batch, autumn amber ale, a couple of weeks ago. This weekend will be three weeks in the primary fermenter. I plan on transferring to my bottling bucket and bottling on Saturday. The kit I ordered from Midwest Supplies came with an easy clean no rinse powder that requires 1 teaspoon per gallon of warm water. I plan on filling up my sink with the solution and placing a few bottles in the sink at a time in order to sanitize. Then, I will make a new gallon with sanitizer and fill my bottling bucket and let it sit for a few minutes after shaking it. Is this sufficient? I should add that although the beer bottles did have beer in them before, I gently cleaned them with water as to not allow any residue to reside in the bottles for the past couple of weeks. Also, my bottling bucket has never been used so I don't know how "clean" I need to get it. Do you guys recommend sticking with this sanitizer for this first batch or should I get some Star San or OxiClean for this weekend? If necessary, I will make a trip over to my LHBS sometime during the week. Any help is appreciated. Thanks