Using Saniclean properly

[mell_man79]

Hey guy's. Quick question. I have about 15 gallons of beer that I will need to bottle in a couple of weeks. I bought some PET bottles that I used for my previous brew that I have washed, partially filled with no rinse saniclean sterilizer, and recapped for storage. I figured this would keep the bottles ready for usage next time. The question is this. Is it safe to store the bottles this way, empty the saniclean, and bottle my brew? I'm not sure how long the saniclean is effective or if this is a proper way to keep my bottles sterilised. I also saved quite a bit of saniclean in a 23 liter bucket that I use to sterilize my equipment when brewing. I did this recently to brew the 15 gallons of beer. Now I'm a bit worried if my equipment was properly sterilised and if I'm gonna end up with 15 gallons of infected beer.

 

[mell_man79]

Another question totally unrelated to the previous one. The 15 gallons of beer I have fermenting is in 3 separate buckets. When it's done fermenting, I plan on using Harris Beer Brite to clear them. Does anyone have any experience using this stuff? One source is saying to add it to the fermenting wort once fermentation has completed, then let it clear for a couple of days. But a video I saw on YouTube had the guy add the rehydrated Beer Brite to the bottling bucket, then rack the beer on top before bottling. That doesn't sound right to me. Also. By adding the Beer Brite and waiting a couple of days for the beer to clear, does that remove the yeast needed to carbonate the beer in the bottles? I read somewhere that you can add one teaspoon of trub to bottling bucket to insure there will be enough yeast for carbonation, but I'm dry hopping these beers which means there will be hop settlement as well as yeast and Beer Brite in that one teaspoon.