The importance of cleaning/sanitizing!

[TMadness1013]

Just did my first bottling tonight - the beer tasted pretty decent so I'm really looking forward to where it's at after 3 weeks or so.

I'll say that I was thinking "some of this cleaning & sanitizing is just ridiculous...does it really make that much of a difference?"

However, I trusted in those who have gone before me & did everything I could. Tonight as I was washing/brushing out bottles, I had dead camel crickets in several, having had stored empties in my basement getting ready for the first brew.

Needless to say, lesson learned.

 

[bigdaddybrew]

Camel cricket IPA...Jiminy cricket stout...???

 

[chessking]

Buddy Holly's Band Brew?
...Umm...
.....I guess I'm old. Never mind.

Store your empties upside down in the container.

 

[CBXBob]

I store my bottles with a foil "caps", keeps spiders, dust, etc. out, and can be used again and again.

 

[DrunkleJon]

Pinnochio's Conscience Porter?