chicagobrew
Well-Known Member
I don't have a keg setup and have no intention of getting one, so please don't post saying that I should move to kegging. I live in a small 3rd floor apt and don't have the room. Plus, I don't drink at home that often and am always taking beer with me. I brew 10g batches and needed to figure out a way to sanitize a large qty of bottles with minimum effort. This is the method that I settled on that has served me well and hasn't resulted in any infections yet.
I make sure to wash all of my glass when I'm done using them which speeds bottling considerable. I give all of the bottles a quick rinse using the bottle washer and then stack them in the oven. My crappy oven can handle 4-5 cases at a time. In the pic, you'll see 4 cases of 12oz plus 6 22oz bottles, but I could squeeze a couple more in there if I needed to. Once they're in the oven I just turn it on to 325 and let them go for 1-2 hours. When the time is up I turn it off and let them cool for a few hours to a day or more. From there, it's back to the box to be filled and capped. I'm sure I'm not the first to go this route but I thought I would share. I just loaded the oven and it only took me about 20mins.
I make sure to wash all of my glass when I'm done using them which speeds bottling considerable. I give all of the bottles a quick rinse using the bottle washer and then stack them in the oven. My crappy oven can handle 4-5 cases at a time. In the pic, you'll see 4 cases of 12oz plus 6 22oz bottles, but I could squeeze a couple more in there if I needed to. Once they're in the oven I just turn it on to 325 and let them go for 1-2 hours. When the time is up I turn it off and let them cool for a few hours to a day or more. From there, it's back to the box to be filled and capped. I'm sure I'm not the first to go this route but I thought I would share. I just loaded the oven and it only took me about 20mins.