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Best way to clean beer glasses.
Posted: Sunday Sep 11, 2005 10:03 am
by trueman
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?
Posted: Sunday Sep 11, 2005 10:30 am
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
this is the only Wander product i use by the way
tommo
Posted: Sunday Sep 11, 2005 11:24 am
by grabman
Posted: Sunday Sep 11, 2005 12:41 pm
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.
Posted: Sunday Sep 11, 2005 5:36 pm
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,
Greg.
Posted: Sunday Sep 11, 2005 10:29 pm
by grabman
Gregb, Sorry dude
so what do you have with the rum now?
Posted: Sunday Sep 11, 2005 11:25 pm
by Dogger Dan
A dozen beer?
No hard feelings Greg, I just couldn't help it
Dogger
Posted: Monday Sep 12, 2005 11:53 am
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.
Cheers,
Greg.
Posted: Monday Sep 12, 2005 3:30 pm
by Beerpig
Rum and orange juice is also a winner
Cheers
Posted: Monday Sep 12, 2005 6:43 pm
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!
Posted: Monday Sep 12, 2005 6:48 pm
by db
sodium percarbonate (napisan) works a treat...
that is to soak your beer glasses overnight in.. not to mix with bundy
altho it couldn't make it taste any worse imo
Posted: Saturday Sep 17, 2005 2:26 pm
by jnr
boil some water in your glass in the microwave was suggested to me
Posted: Saturday Sep 17, 2005 5:38 pm
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.
Posted: Saturday Sep 17, 2005 6:30 pm
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.
Posted: Saturday Sep 17, 2005 7:30 pm
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
AC
Posted: Saturday Sep 17, 2005 9:49 pm
by Dogger Dan
I love a frosty glass
Dogger
Posted: Saturday Sep 17, 2005 10:23 pm
by Chris
Tipsy is definately right. A wet glass kills head
Posted: Saturday Sep 17, 2005 10:31 pm
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,
DavidG
Posted: Sunday Sep 18, 2005 12:15 am
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.
Posted: Sunday Sep 18, 2005 7:54 am
by Dogger Dan
When the beer is so cold you get a brain freeze it is just right. Frosty, frosty, frosty.
Love it
Dogger