washing bottles ??

[UFC]

I'm just wondering the best way to wash my used 740ml plastic bottle's,either rinsed after every bottle has been drunk would be enough or to sterilize all 30 bottle's at the end of use ????.

Thank you UFC..

[Danzar]

Some rinse after every use then rebottle with no problems.

I don't use plastic but you should use hot water when you rinse.

However, infections can occur. I'm sure you're asking the question for the purposes of saving time and water. If so, get a plastic bottle rinser from the HBS, buy the no-rinse sanitising liquid and off you go.

Sure, it's not as quick as not rinsing at all but much faster than a full sterilise then rinse.

EDIT: I also suspect tha plastic may become more prone to infection than glass, over time. Scratches, etc

[Pale_Ale]

I follow these steps and have never had a problem. The thing to keep in mind is that in theory you can be less careful with bottles than you can with the fermenter - after all you are playing a numbers game with the bottles, and if you ask me, it's just not worth the fuss to soak them in bleach for days and so on and so forth.

1) Rinse the bottles after drinking the beer - make sure the yeast from the bottom is removed completely and smell the bottle, once you can't see or smell anything, its rinsed.
2) Leave it to air then store it somewhere dry
3) When the time comes to bottles, rinse with hot water immediately before bottling.

Cheers

[KEG]

don't use hot water on the PET bottles.

iodophor is good.

[Kevnlis]

don't use hot water on the PET bottles.

iodophor is good.

I agree, I have melted a few PET bottles with the old "glass bottle hot water rinse" trick

Iodophor is the go. Follow Pale_Ale's steps 1 and 2 but at step 3.. Fill a spray bottle with the recommended dosage and squirt them down neck and inside. Give them a bit of a swish and allow to dry in a rack.

[Pale_Ale]

don't use hot water on the PET bottles.

iodophor is good.

Actually, boiling water melts the pet but boiled water that is slightly cooler won't melt it, particularly if you just swish it around for a few moments.

Idophor is probably a good idea though.

[UFC]

I'm just wondering the best way to wash my used 740ml plastic bottle's,either rinsed after every bottle has been drunk would be enough or to sterilize all 30 bottle's at the end of use ????.

Thank you UFC..

Good advice thank you!!!!.

[KEG]

don't use hot water on the PET bottles.

iodophor is good.

Actually, boiling water melts the pet but boiled water that is slightly cooler won't melt it, particularly if you just swish it around for a few moments.

Idophor is probably a good idea though.

hot water from my tap deforms them for me

i also just figure the heat is unneccessary if you're using a sanitiser.

[Chris]

The heat can often kill the sanitiser too, so be careful there.

My routine was:

*Pour out the remaining beer
*Add some water (a half inch or so) to clear the loose yeast out
*Add 1 inch of water, cap and shake to get the packed yeast
*Give a final rinse with another inch of water.

After that, onto bottle tree until bottling day.

Then, 1L of water with 2 capful of one-shot in the old bottle washer.

[r.magnay]

I have commented before but will say again, I buy the commercial glass washing detergent/sanitiser I have a double laundry tub in my brew room so that makes it easier, but I rinse after drinking then simply rinse in the glass washing mixture and then rinse in clean water at bottling time, never had a problem. I find the 'Dominant' "saniglass" the best, you should be able to get it or it's equivalent at any catering place or commercial chemical supplier. It is pretty cheap really, about thirty bucks for four litres. and that will last up to twelve months or more, depending of course on how much brewing you do.