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got a whole swag of free glassware from my dad - mostly 800ml longies - BUT can't do nothing with 'em until I clean some crusty, dried-on mould spots outta the bottoms (dad didn't know about rinsing beer remnants; he does now).

I know some would say chuck 'em, but there's enough for a whole 23-litre batch here and i'm willing to put in the hot water soak/sand/bleach/grannie's knickers/whatever can get me a sparkly set. any clues from the experts?? thanks a bunch ...

b

Just soak in bleach. For a day or two. Then rinse in hot water. A bottle brush should deal with any baked on goodness.

I find a cold water soak is best then a thorough brushing out another soak if needed and then hitem with pink neo and then a final rinse.

I find that a soak in a sink full of hot water with about half a cup of no-name brand automatic dishwasher powder added will get rid of pretty much any sort of noxious fungi that may be inhabiting the bottles.

Any and all of the above should see you right.
And kelbow, take it easy there-that`s your 3rd post in 4 years.

Pink Stain Remover, hot water and a bottle brush. Yet to meet a bottle that wont come clean.

Cheers,
Greg

Lachy wrote:I find that a soak in a sink full of hot water with about half a cup of no-name brand automatic dishwasher powder added will get rid of pretty much any sort of noxious fungi that may be inhabiting the bottles.

Just be very sure there is not a rinse aid in the dishwashing detergent!

gregb wrote:Pink Stain Remover, hot water and a bottle brush. Yet to meet a bottle that wont come clean.

Same.

I rinse my bottles and turn them upside down to dry,then i put the bottles in a tub of steriliser and then let them stand for an hour then rinse and put in my brew.Is this alright because my first brew was contaminated?
I'm a bit worried because i don't want to ruin this brew.
Also,how long do you leave Little Creatures Pale Ale before you can drink it after bottling it?

Cheers

Vealy

I'm only new @ brewing but cleaning is the easy part as far as wondering if you have done it right. I just think "would I like to eat/drink from this"? ..and then repeat! As far as doing a Little Creatures brew.. if u r saying ur 1st hb attempt didnt work out maybe you should keep it simple . Saying that I love LC...

Kevnlis wrote:

Lachy wrote:I find that a soak in a sink full of hot water with about half a cup of no-name brand automatic dishwasher powder added will get rid of pretty much any sort of noxious fungi that may be inhabiting the bottles.

Just be very sure there is not a rinse aid in the dishwashing detergent!

Hence my insistence on using no-name brand powder. That stuff is little more than caustic soda.

Note: please wear gloves when using this stuff. The first time I used it, I didn't and bleeding hands are not much fun - not to mention hard to explain at work the next day.