Bottle Cleaning Method

[symphony1975]

i got to thinkin the other day....instead of cleaning my bottles from scratch on bottling day i washed my bottles in PBW (letting them soak for 1/2 hour) then rinsed and let dry on my bottle tree then scrunched a bit of al foil over the tops to ensure nothing gets in.....then come bottle day i just take the foil off and sanitize and fill em up......is this method ok? can i ensure the bottles are clean and sanitized?

thanks for the help

 

[manticle]

No different to what most people do - clean of the gunge then right before bottling, double check they are clean and sanitise right before use.

 

[kelbygreen]

once my are empty I rinse and shake twice to get the yeast out then usually have a fermenter or pot with napisan in it so just fill the bottles up with that and let them sit in the fermenter or pot then the next night i drain the liquid back into pot or fermenter and rinse 2-3 times to get all the bubbles and stuff out shaking it on the last rinse and hang on bottle tree. sanitise on bottle day maybe a quick rinse to get dust out.

this method works good with old bottles with crap in them to got given some from a mate that he left little bit in the bottom and was mould growing soaked over night bottles was sparkling although I did use bleach to sanitise them not a no rinse

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

yep... good method... as long as they are dry...

mould and nasties need moister to grow

 

[jakub76]

I now use a similar system, I do let them soak overnight though. Then the bottles are stored clean and just need a rinse with Iodiphore on bottling day...man I can't wait to get kegs

 

[DU99]

if there's grunge in the bottom i get the brush to them..otherwise "as above"

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

If they are grotty, make up a strong solution of HOT nappi san in your laundry/bucket tub and fill your bottles...let them sit for a day..

If there is still gunge in the bottle, then use a splash of bleach and fill with COLD water in each bottle

if they are really bad... bet a bottle brush...and put it in a a drill... :icon_chickcheers:


Glass is good...easy to clean and wont hold nasties :icon_drunk:

 

[Banshee]

I have a bottle squirty thingy majig which has the bowl and post in the middle spring loaded, when you push the bottle upside down it squirts.
If there is sediment in bottle I rinse and shake with hot water a couple of times and leave it upside down on the post. Buy the time I do the next bottle the previous one has dried. Just put them in a crate no foil and idophor before bottleing. You can turn them upside down if you worried about dust and dirt.

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

Best thing is to rinse them in hot water when you finish drinking them.... but who remmembers to do that :icon_drunk:

 

[jimmy81]

My 1st batch of 30 pet bottles 740ml, half of it have not enough co2 but still drinkable. The reason why this had happened was because i boil the cap with hot boil water, didnt notice that inside the cap has a rubber seal thing. It shrink when i pour onto the cap, the seal became harden. So i just bottle it anyway and this is what i got.

I washed my bottle with my filter water tap and sanitize with iodophor with no problem. So when you consider washing your caps dont follow what I've done. Next time I will just wash my caps same as I wash my botol. Cheers..

 

[DU99]

i rinse bottles after a session makes work a little easier.

 

[the_yobbo]

For filthy bottles, soaking over night in napisan seems logical. I recall a post (on a previous bottle washing thread) suggesting soaking in an esky of hot napisan water. With the eski lid on, it will retain the heat longer. I'm presently trialing the method, will know how they look this afternoon.

 

[beerdrinkingbob]

Hi Guys,

Previously (before reading this thread) I used a cleaner and always use the bottle brush, thank god that is over it was getting old really quick...

I take it no one has had any major issues with infections etc, just a good soak in napisan and a good rinse and off we go. Any suggestions on the ratio of napisan to water?

Cheers Rob

 

[manticle]

A sprinkle to about that plus a little shake more.

 

[Dazza_devil]

I use little more than that.

 

[bum]

Any suggestions on the ratio of napisan to water?

I just approximate whatever the instructions say for soaking laundry (I have to read the bloody thing every time, I never remember). Through experience I've determined that going stronger only seems to make it harder to rinse clean and doesn't seem to wash noticeably better.

 

[Dazza_devil]

I used to give my bottles a razz with a bottle brush after a soak in napisan then I noticed a metallic ring on the inner lip of my bottles that wouldn't scrub off. Anyone else experience this? I presume it's a zinc coating off the bottle brush stem. I've turfed all my bottle brushes now, don't see a need for them and don't want metal poisoning.

 

[Yob]

each bottle to it's own needs I say, they all have different needs...

if they are unknown bottles, say from some random = full treatment, (all of the above)

my own bottles normally get a warm rinse after use, drained and stored in the cupboard..

or...

I get lazy and they sit there for a few days and its off out the back for a soak in some white king oxy action anti bacterial blah blah... good 2 shake rinse (cold) good 2 shake rinse (warm) and NRS before being boxed and in the beer cupboard...

if you dont know the history of the bottle, err on the safe side and clean the hell out of em with everything good you have... mmmm safe warm feeling ensues

When using the bottle brush (in a drill) on particularly dirty bottles... or being anal... or OCD.. whatever... I always hold the metal where it goes into the neck so the spinning steel never meets glass, just logical really, the surface of the bottle brush is twisted edges and especially at revolutions like from a drill... would be brutal on glass... not ideal.

That being said, I am increasingly not amused with bottle cleaning Sundays...

I end up with suds in my beer :blink:

 

[rendo]

i dont mind a bit of alcohol poisoning though.... :kooi:

I used to give my bottles a razz with a bottle brush after a soak in napisan then I noticed a metallic ring on the inner lip of my bottles that wouldn't scrub off. Anyone else experience this? I presume it's a zinc coating off the bottle brush stem. I've turfed all my bottle brushes now, don't see a need for them and don't want metal poisoning.

 

[Dazza_devil]

Yeah the alcohol poisoning is OK, at least it leaves the body eventually, if you let it.

I believe that it were not the vigor of my cleansing that left the metal on the rim of my bottles but more the effect that the napisan had on the coating of the bottle brush stem. Just a gentle brush on the bottle neck with the brush left a coating on the bottle. Just something to be aware of anyway.