How to clean my drinking glasses?

[billc68]

I searched this forum a bit, lots of advice on sanitizing equipment but what about glasses?

Lately my dishwasher is hit and miss, the glasses always look clean, but after pouring a brew, home brew or commercial, sometimes I get good head retention and sometimes I do not. I know as soon as I see bubbles clinging to my glass, it will not be as enjoyable.

I always rinse under water before pouring but this doesn't always help. Any advice?

 

[Scut_Monkey]

It's best to hand wash them as dishwasher soaps or the machines themselves tend not to rinse well enough for bar clean glasses. Also I think rinsing agents like jet dry either help or interfere but I can't remember which.

A nice little experiment to prove that the glass is rinsed well and bar clean is to wet it with some water and then sprinkle salt all throughout it. If it's clean and rinsed well enough for beer the salt with evenly distribute with no clumping but with residue in the glass the salt grains will clump and there will be areas where the salt does not stick.

 

[jaba]

Wash your glasses by hand (with an unscented soap if you're really worried), rinse them thoroughly, and let them air dry.

 

[Arkador]

I run mine through the dishwasher, then manually rinse then twice before returning them to the keezer to chill. my pewter mugs only get a thorough rinse with warm water.

 

[wildwest450]

If you not doing that many, I just use a small amount of baking soda. Wet the glass and make a paste with baking soda. Guaranteed beer clean!

For a lot of glasses, I soak them in oxy clean, works well.

 

[BeerPressure]

If you not doing that many, I just use a small amount of baking soda. Wet the glass and make a paste with baking soda. Guaranteed beer clean!

For a lot of glasses, I soak them in oxy clean, works well.

I agree with the use of a baking soda paste.

 

[billc68]

I would be concerned with baking soda paste scratching the glass. My dentist tells me no to use it on my teeth for that very reason. No issues?

 

[Hugh_Jass]

Here's a vid. of how to clean your glass

 

[BeerPressure]

I would be concerned with baking soda paste scratching the glass. My dentist tells me no to use it on my teeth for that very reason. No issues?

No issues. I am gentle with rubbing the paste into the glass.