What's the best way to sanitize my strainor???

[bgough]

I've been dry hopping for one week with loose pellets. I will be bottling today and and plan on putting a strainor over my auto-siphon.

My question is this...

Should I boil the strainor, dip it in star san, or perhaps both?

The strainor I am using is a 24" x 32" nylon strainor.

Also, would it help to crash cool my carboy in my mini-fridge, and just bottle tomorrow?

 

[c.n.budz]

Boil it, soak it... either one will work. In the future you should put the hop pellets in a fine mesh bag when dry hopping instead of putting them in loose, it's easier in the long run.

 

[schristian619]

I use a strainer over my siphon when dry hopping, and I only use leaf hops. I just toss it in the starsan and when I'm ready to use, squeze the excess starsan out of it and attach. pretty straight forward, never had any issues

 

[carnevoodoo]

Boil it, soak it... either one will work. In the future you should put the hop pellets in a fine mesh bag when dry hopping instead of putting them in loose, it's easier in the long run.

I never have much of an issue either way. I just siphon carefully, and I let it sit in the same place for a few days before racking. If you're careful you can get away with minimal mess.

 

[EcuPirate07]

Boil it, soak it... either one will work. In the future you should put the hop pellets in a fine mesh bag when dry hopping instead of putting them in loose, it's easier in the long run.

+1 on this method, also I would add some marbals or ball bearings to give weight to it so their not floating on top

 

[Figbash]

There is a company called Sterigenics that will gamma sterilize it for you. You should probably do that.

Seriously, relax and just spray a little Star San on it. By the time it has been fermenting for a week, your wort will be high on alcohol, low on oxygen and PH and nutrients, and almost nothing will grow in it.

Tom