Best way to clean beer glasses.

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Best way to clean beer glasses.

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I just learnt the hard way that dirty glasses can cause beer to go flat quickly.
So what is the best way to clean beer glasses? I have heard that dishwashing liquid shouldnt be used? If not what can be used instead?
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Post by tommo »

g'day trueman,

try Wander Premium Bottle Wash Powder. ( 90% Alkaline Salts )

1/4 of a teaspoon, fill with very hot water and let stand for 10min. ( my fave holds 750ml )

slowly cool glass and rinse with cold a couple of times. Perfect :D

this is the only Wander product i use by the way

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Last edited by grabman on Sunday Sep 11, 2005 1:29 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Post by Shaun »

I got his method from here some ware and it works a treat.

Wash glass in a weak mix of your sanitizer using a bottle brush.

Then rinse in a weak mix of water and vinegar (cap full of vinegar to half a sink).

Then rinse under cold water and leave to drain and dry.
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Post by gregb »

Ohh, Grabman, I wanted to tell my Rum & Coke story again.

I've since moved away from this method, mainly cause I've stopped dirinking Coke.

Cheers,

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Post by grabman »

Gregb, Sorry dude

so what do you have with the rum now?
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Post by Dogger Dan »

A dozen beer? :wink: :wink: :wink: :lol:

No hard feelings Greg, I just couldn't help it

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Post by gregb »

Dunno if it is a dozen, didn't your Mum ever tell you it is rude to count? (that or I've lost count by then).

Rum goes well with ginger beer, soda water or just ice. Lemonade and Rum comes out a little sweet.

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Post by Beerpig »

Rum and orange juice is also a winner

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Post by grabman »

BUndy and Bitter Lemon is ok,

especially if you got a cold, the bundy numbs everything and the bitter lemon sorts out the cold!
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Post by db »

sodium percarbonate (napisan) works a treat...

that is to soak your beer glasses overnight in.. not to mix with bundy :D
altho it couldn't make it taste any worse imo :wink:
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Post by jnr »

boil some water in your glass in the microwave was suggested to me
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Post by Chris »

I find that the dishwasher works wonders. There is a big myth about dishwashers, but if you use the tablets with the powerballs, the glass comes out magnificently clean, and the beer has a great head. Aside from that, when I only rinse, I use cold water exclusively.

As for Bundy, mix it with some pineapple juice. This works better with the OP.
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Post by Tipsy »

I just rinse in hot water. The main thing i've found is to let the glass completly dry before putting in the fridge/freezer.
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Post by Aussie Claret »

Agrred Tipsy, if the glass is wet no matter how good the beer, the head goes immediately. Dry them and put them in the freezer to cool
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Post by Dogger Dan »

I love a frosty glass

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Post by Chris »

Tipsy is definately right. A wet glass kills head
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Post by ausdag »

Dogger Dan wrote:I love a frosty glass

Dogger
I've been putting my glasses in the freezer prior to beer but I was just wondering...
Isn't a frosty glass potentially a wet glass and so once you pour the beer in the frost becomes water and thus kills the head?

Cheers,

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Post by Chris »

When you get your glass from the freezer, the amount of water that condenses on the glass is negligable. I wouldn't be concerned about it. Just pour in your beer, and enjoy.
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Post by Dogger Dan »

When the beer is so cold you get a brain freeze it is just right. Frosty, frosty, frosty.

Love it

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