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Posted: Thursday Feb 09, 2006 8:08 am
by scblack
Cheeno wrote:Can I piggy back a relevant question here? How long does sanitiser stay potent? The one I am using at the moment is called 'Brewshield' and says it contains Hydrogen Peroxide (3%) and Silver Ions. It is required to be diluted 15ml to 1L. Somtimes this sits around awhile (in its spray bottle) waiting for the next sanitation experience. Do the evil microbes of tap water eventually overcome the brave peroxides and valiant ions?. I ask this because the solution already has water but it is distilled.
The stuff I use now, is Iodophor, and only needs 1ml per litre, so it's going to last pretty well. It is very dark brown, and when diluted is a light brown.
After it has completed it's amount of sanitising, the fluid changes to clear, so I know when to renew the solution. It's also non-rinse (but I do get rid of the left-overs as much as possible).
Posted: Thursday Feb 09, 2006 8:21 am
by MHD
Well saitised last night and put an unclamped sanitised crown seal on each bottle... should be apples...
I hate washing bottles... makes me want to get some Kegs
Posted: Thursday Feb 09, 2006 8:47 am
by Hashie
MHD wrote:
I hate washing bottles... makes me want to get some Kegs
Once you do, you will never go back to bottles again. I know I wont.
Posted: Thursday Feb 09, 2006 8:50 am
by MHD
Problem is I am probably only in Australia until the end of the year after which I plan to work OS for a few years... So everything I buy now will only be temporary...
Posted: Thursday Feb 09, 2006 9:01 am
by JaCk_SpArRoW
MHD wrote:Problem is I am probably only in Australia until the end of the year after which I plan to work OS for a few years... So everything I buy now will only be temporary...
Well let me know when you leave MHD & I would be more than happy to relieve you of any gear you dont want to take with you!!!
Posted: Thursday Feb 09, 2006 8:33 pm
by silkworm
Your quick JaCk I'll give you that!!
IMO
I leave bottles that I have sanitised for the next brew if I don't use them.
They are dry and covered in gladwrap.
No problems so far....
Posted: Friday Feb 10, 2006 8:29 am
by scblack
Gladwrap is a great idea, I think I'll be using it now.
Posted: Friday Feb 10, 2006 8:33 am
by JaCk_SpArRoW
silkworm wrote:Your quick JaCk I'll give you that!!
Mate, ya gotta get in quick if ya want da goods!!
Posted: Friday Feb 10, 2006 10:36 am
by silkworm
Posted: Friday Feb 10, 2006 11:25 am
by JaCk_SpArRoW
By name, by nature my good man!
Posted: Friday Feb 10, 2006 1:32 pm
by MHD
For the record the technique was:
*Hot water rinse
*Bleach 10mins
*Hot water rinse
*Placed a (unsealed, sanitised) crown on each bottle
*bottled the next day
No bombs as yet
Posted: Friday Feb 17, 2006 5:34 pm
by shazzam
I have been sanitising my bottles as I pick them up using "Napisan" in quite high concentration, then bottle brush, rinse several times - drain in the sun then recap when dry - using bilo crown seals ($1.52/100) then put them in my industrial racking
then I rinse before use - so far no funky flavours.
I think so long as everything is put away dry & in a dry area unaffected by damp/ mould or insects it should be fine.
Napisan is the the best for a long soak -
I have some really manky pixaxe longnecks - it is really cutting through age old grime & it removes every paper based label in one piece - and usually the adhesive (95% of the time) as well.
Posted: Wednesday Feb 22, 2006 5:12 pm
by freeloopdub
Damn - I just spent a good hour or so washing and bottle-brushing my empties with brewers detergent, rinsing, then washing in no-rinse sanitiser. They're drying now. I wish I had've read this thread before I wasted all the time with the detergent and brush...
