thrasher141
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Hi all, I'm looking for the absolute easiest way to sanitize bottles. I used to put (clean) bottles in my dishwasher and run them through with no soap on a heat cycle. That was pretty easy. Now I've moved and don't have a dishwasher. My latest lazy technique is simply swirling a bit of iodine solution around in the bottle for a couple of seconds, ensuring contact with all surfaces, then pour back into the bucket and drip dry. I think this is less contact time than recommended, but I'm hoping that just getting all surfaces wet and then letting drip dry does the trick. I don't want to spend the time to fill each bottle and let it sit for a couple of minutes in the solution. When bottling just a 5 gallon batch, the time isn't a big deal, but I'm looking into brewing much larger batches and wanting to bottle (kegging is not an option in my situation).
I want to know the absolute easiest way to sanitize (least labor intensive). My priorities are: least amount of labor, conserving energy/water, low cost.
What do you do? What would you recommend?
I want to know the absolute easiest way to sanitize (least labor intensive). My priorities are: least amount of labor, conserving energy/water, low cost.
What do you do? What would you recommend?