Heres why I think using dry heat is the best way to sterilize your wine and beer bottles:
1) You can do it as many days prior to your bottling day as you like so it cuts down on stuff to do on bottling day.
2) You are actually sterilizing the bottles, not just sanitizing them.
3) Its cleaner, no splashing sanitizing liquid around your kitchen.
Give it a try next time! Just remember that these bottles arent tempered glass so to prevent shattering, place them in the oven prior to turning it on (which makes sense anyway), then when they are done just turn the oven off and let them cool slowly on their own over several hours. I do mine right before bed, then take all the bottles out next morning and put them back in their case and into storage until Im ready to use them.
Come bottling day all I have to do is remove the aluminum foil from each bottle as I fill. Simple!
1) You can do it as many days prior to your bottling day as you like so it cuts down on stuff to do on bottling day.
2) You are actually sterilizing the bottles, not just sanitizing them.
3) Its cleaner, no splashing sanitizing liquid around your kitchen.
Give it a try next time! Just remember that these bottles arent tempered glass so to prevent shattering, place them in the oven prior to turning it on (which makes sense anyway), then when they are done just turn the oven off and let them cool slowly on their own over several hours. I do mine right before bed, then take all the bottles out next morning and put them back in their case and into storage until Im ready to use them.
Come bottling day all I have to do is remove the aluminum foil from each bottle as I fill. Simple!