I have read differing opinions online. I rinse every bottle out after I
pour into a frosty mug. This keeps them pretty clean for when I go to
bottle.

I, like you, hate sanitizing bottles. It looks like I should be able to
use the no rinse cleanser on the hot cycle with no issue.

Thoughts?

Jim

I too have read differing opinions on this, personally, I've not had a
problem so far, although I've only been brewing since last October and have
done just 7 batches to date.

I run a rinse before I put the bottles in, to make sure the dishwasher is
clean - just in case there's any food bits still in there - I can never see
any.. but just in case, I wouldn't want any stray pasta finding it's way
into my beer !

After the rinse is complete, I load it up with bottles and run the full hot
cycle, and dry cycle. takes 2 hours on my dishwasher. I do not use any
detergent.

Craig


"Jim" <Jim@no.com> wrote in message
news:c0sDf.7825$s9.2148@bignews8.bellsouth.net...[color=blue]
>I have read differing opinions online. I rinse every bottle out after I
>pour into a frosty mug. This keeps them pretty clean for when I go to
>bottle.
>
> I, like you, hate sanitizing bottles. It looks like I should be able to
> use the no rinse cleanser on the hot cycle with no issue.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Jim[/color]

I've always gone in the other direction: rinse out the bottles after
using, store them, then before bottling, hook up a bottle brush to my
drill and soap/scrub/rinse/sanitize every bottle. I hate it, but I'm
hesitant to use the dishwasher because I don't see how water can get
shot all the way up the long neck and clean the bottle.

So do you guys just rinse your bottles like I do after using? (Dump
out, add water, shake with your finger over the opening, dump, repeat
once, and store).

--Jeff

I rinse out the bottle right after using, I usually do 3 or four
rinse/shakes, so the bottles are clean but not sanitized before they go into
the dishwasher, and while some water gets into the bottles, it's probably
not enough to clean them, but thats OK, they were clean before they went in.

The heat and steam from the wash and dry cycles simply sanitizes, but does
not clean - at least this works for me (admittedly my brewing career is
limited so far)

If you're not sure - try it and see - use maybe dishwashed six bottles for
your next batch, and mark the bottles.




"gephro" <jeff@henze.us> wrote in message
news:1138888789.164754.123300@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
> I've always gone in the other direction: rinse out the bottles after
> using, store them, then before bottling, hook up a bottle brush to my
> drill and soap/scrub/rinse/sanitize every bottle. I hate it, but I'm
> hesitant to use the dishwasher because I don't see how water can get
> shot all the way up the long neck and clean the bottle.
>
> So do you guys just rinse your bottles like I do after using? (Dump
> out, add water, shake with your finger over the opening, dump, repeat
> once, and store).
>
> --Jeff
>[/color]

[color=blue]
> I've always gone in the other direction: rinse out the bottles after
> using, store them, then before bottling, hook up a bottle brush to my
> drill and soap/scrub/rinse/sanitize every bottle.[/color]

My routine is to rinse a bottle 2-3 times after use and leave about
1/2 inch water in the bottle. After I accumulate a handful of bottles
(by the basement sink), I sink them in soapy water, shake out and then
rinse with a bottle washer attachment, dry, and store.

For use again, I simply drop the clean, dry bottles into my sanitizer
solution, then rinse them with the bottle washer.

Scrubbing isn't necessary unless there is something sticking. I've
never actually used a bottle brush for anything. I've had nothing in a
bottle that wouldn't come off after soaking in TSP or bleach water.
I've never had a problem that was traced to unsanitary bottles.

Derric

[hevimees]

[QUOTE=gephro]I've always gone in the other direction: rinse out the bottles after
using, store them, then before bottling, hook up a bottle brush to my
drill and soap/scrub/rinse/sanitize every bottle. I hate it, but I'm
hesitant to use the dishwasher because I don't see how water can get
shot all the way up the long neck and clean the bottle.

So do you guys just rinse your bottles like I do after using? (Dump
out, add water, shake with your finger over the opening, dump, repeat
once, and store).

--Jeff[/QUOTE]


After I empty a bottle I simply rinse it a couple of times with water so that
there's no sediment left in the bottom, then store it, just like you do.

Before the next use I sanitize the bottles, but haven't seen any reasons for
further cleaning, since there hasn't been anything growing in the bottles. So
far I haven't had any problems.

So if I were you I'd skip the drill/brush cleaning part and simply sanitize the
bottles before use. Of course it's wise to check the bottles before sanitizing
for mold or anything else growing in them. But if you've rinsed them properly
then this is usually not a problem.

I don't have a dishwasher at all, so for the time being I've got to use some
sort of sanitizing solution. However if I do get one at some point I'll definitely
try sanitizing the bottles in it.

we rinse the bottles after using them( Of course we can't always count
on our friends to do this), then before we bottle we run them through
the dishwasher on a regular cycle, then we fill half the sink with
sanitizing solutions, soak a few bottles at a time, rinse them with the
bottle jet rinser and then put them on a bottle tree to dry, then fill
them up. Never had a problem..extra clean I think :)