Cleaning bottles in dishwasher question...

[OGreuelRules]

Hi all,

So I was thinking of cleaning my bottles for bottling day in the dishwasher, but I've read that I shouldn't use typical detergent. Any suggestions/input on whether I should or should not clean them in the dishwasher, and if so - any cleaning solution/detergent I should use?

Thx

 

[AnOldUR]

Sanitize them in the dishwasher if it has an antibacterial setting, but clean them before you put them in. Don't use soap or jet-dry. Use the dishwasher as a bottle rack while filling your bottles.

 

[Tenchiro]

I would totally sanitize the inside of the dishwasher and remove any gunk from the filter. The water jets have a tendancy to push nasties in the bottle if any are in there. Don't use any detergents or anything else.

 

[BigKahuna]

You'll never "CLEAN" a bottle in a dish washer. Works pretty well for salitizing though.

 

[67coupe390]

I agree, I wouldn't clean the bottles with the dish washer. They should be cleaned with a brush. To save time I cut the end of the handle off of my bottle brush and put it on a cordless drill. It works good and its fast!

 

[Penguin]

been soaking and washing my bottles in this Simple Green Rig Wash then i rinse WELL! and put in the dish washer which i run once EMPTY to clear out any left over detergents then fill the machine with bottles and run full cycle.

 

[BigKahuna]

been soaking and washing my bottles in this Simple Green Rig Wash then i rinse WELL!

Dude...1 word....Oxyclean!

 

[DutchK9]

Dude...1 word....Oxyclean!

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If you have gunk in your bottles, fill a bucket or bathtub with oxyclean, add your bottles, and after a few hours all you will have to do is rinse them out. Then change the water to a sanitizer and dip the bottles and they are ready to go. A bottle washer that attaches to the sink faucet is a good investment for the cost. Makes rinsing the inside of the bottles very easy!

 

[Tenchiro]

Personally I have a carboy washer attached to my sink, it works quite well for blasting off any crud in the bottle, then I dip them all in Iodophor to sanitize. Once that is doen they all go on the sanitized bottle tree until I am ready to use em.

You will need an adapter to use it on your faucet, but this thing makes bottle cleaning a snap.

 

[Diablotastic]

Hmmm....I generally soak the bottles in hot soapy water...clean them with a bottle brush...stick them in the dishwasher with other dirty dishes...run normal cycle with disherwasher soap.....then sanitize them in idophor. I haven't had any issues that I could pick up

 

[Penguin]

lol the simple green was free from work and its basically powder detergent so i used it and it works well for me.....considering i have 10 pounds of it now. just gotta rinse really good.