Cleaning bottles

[clives-online]

Greetings,

If I put bottles in the dishwasher, do still need to sterilise the bottles afterwards??

Thanks,
Clive

 

[Clint]

Yep!

 

[clives-online]

Do I need to rinse the bottles after sterilising them??

Thanks
Clive

 

[NotSure]

Do I need to rinse the bottles after sterilising them??

Thanks
Clive

Only if you don't like the taste of what you're using for sterilising! In all seriousness though, if you're using a chemical for sterilising, then follow the instructions. I'd be just as concerned about making sure the soap from the dishwasher is gone since soap taste is noticeable and avoidable.

 

[phettebs]

I never actually used soap in the dishwasher. Just a hot cycle with a heated dry. And I bottle straight from there. Other times, if the bottles were cleaned out ahead of time, I'd just rinse with StarSan solution and bottle.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

I've just started sterilising with non rinse but I still rinse.

 

[RichardM]

I've just started sterilising with non rinse but I still rinse.

Why?

 

[damienair]

I rinse bottles out after using them and fill with some boiling hot water, let them drip dry and then store away. When I need them again I just give them a rinse with a non rinse steriliser using a bottle rinser and let them drip dry and fill with beer again.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Why?

Because I don't want the chemicals near my beer. I'll probably change later or not but I have used VWP for years but it's an irritant so trying something else.

 

[RichardM]

Because I don't want the chemicals near my beer. I'll probably change later or not but I have used VWP for years but it's an irritant so trying something else.

Ok, let me put it another way. Why change to a no rinse sanitiser but carry on rinsing?

 

[VW911]

I must be the only person in the world that really doesn't like the idea of a "no-rinse" sanitiser...

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Why

Ok, let me put it another way. Why change to a no rinse sanitiser but carry on rinsing?

why not, one step at a time

 

[Cheshire Cat]

I must be the only person in the world that really doesn't like the idea of a "no-rinse" sanitiser...

And me so that's at least two

 

[RichardM]

I must be the only person in the world that really doesn't like the idea of a "no-rinse" sanitiser...

You and @Cheshire Cat

 

[Bobtheblob]

I must be the only person in the world that really doesn't like the idea of a "no-rinse" sanitiser...

And me. Only just started using Star San recently and I have to force myself not to rinse it off.

 

[chris-s]

And me so that's at least two

And me. Used VWP for years and Chempro SDP before that. Was paranoid about rinsing so changed about a year ago to save time. Only rinse once now.

Old habits die hard. And it works anyway.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Some w@@ker in the US drinks Starsan like the to$$er who fed his daughter a bad cow disease burger.

 

[RichardM]

Some w@@ker in the US drinks Starsan like the to$$er who fed his daughter a bad cow disease burger.

Did you hear about that orange man in the Us who said you could cure covid-19 by injecting bleach?

 

[MrRook]

Did you hear about that orange man in the Us who said you could cure covid-19 by injecting bleach?

Discredited a$shole.

 

[joe 90]

i steep the bottles overnight in the bath with oxi, rinse them out then straight into the dishwasher on the short 11 minute cycle pull them out let them let them cool for 5 minutes then prime and bottle using no sterilizing product at all,the only sterilizing product i use is thin bleach on the fermenters and only had one infected batch in nine years brewing