Comments on: Beer Bottle Washer http://www.brew-dudes.com/beer-bottle-washer/282 Resource for home brewers created by home brewers. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:36:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Kjell Wygant http://www.brew-dudes.com/beer-bottle-washer/282#comment-3203 Kjell Wygant Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:07:07 +0000 http://www.brew-dudes.com/beer-bottle-washer/282#comment-3203 My brother brews at Incredibrew often and their site led me to your posting...Here is a bottle washer unit I found for Brew On Premise type stores: http://www.hdpcanada.com/bottlewasher.html I'm sure the unit is expensive, but it definately helps with the whole mental picture. Cheers, -Kjell www.rockhoppersbrewclub.com My brother brews at Incredibrew often and their site led me to your posting…Here is a bottle washer unit I found for Brew On Premise type stores:

http://www.hdpcanada.com/bottlewasher.html

I’m sure the unit is expensive, but it definately helps with the whole mental picture.

Cheers,

-Kjell
www.rockhoppersbrewclub.com

]]> By: Bryon http://www.brew-dudes.com/beer-bottle-washer/282#comment-1862 Bryon Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:13:22 +0000 http://www.brew-dudes.com/beer-bottle-washer/282#comment-1862 I've started using Brewing Equipment Solution Treatment (B.E.S.T.) Basically over glorified iodine, but it works great! I first rinse out the bottles as I use them, then wash them in the dishwasher and store. On bottling day, they're clean, but I dunk them in the B.E.S.T. and water solution and then drip dry them in the dishwasher... That's it... I’ve started using Brewing Equipment Solution Treatment (B.E.S.T.) Basically over glorified iodine, but it works great! I first rinse out the bottles as I use them, then wash them in the dishwasher and store. On bottling day, they’re clean, but I dunk them in the B.E.S.T. and water solution and then drip dry them in the dishwasher… That’s it…

]]> By: ben fairfield http://www.brew-dudes.com/beer-bottle-washer/282#comment-1861 ben fairfield Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:58:54 +0000 http://www.brew-dudes.com/beer-bottle-washer/282#comment-1861 I love DIY projects but we have been using the dishwasher as well. As long as your rinse them after the beer is poured out and you use the high temp wash setting on your dish washer the heat alone sanitizes the bottles. We then use iodine solution to sanitize again just for good measure. If you build one of these please let me know how it goes as i would be interested to see! I love DIY projects but we have been using the dishwasher as well. As long as your rinse them after the beer is poured out and you use the high temp wash setting on your dish washer the heat alone sanitizes the bottles. We then use iodine solution to sanitize again just for good measure. If you build one of these please let me know how it goes as i would be interested to see!

]]> By: tommy http://www.brew-dudes.com/beer-bottle-washer/282#comment-1853 tommy Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:02:01 +0000 http://www.brew-dudes.com/beer-bottle-washer/282#comment-1853 We run our bottles through the dishwasher which is probably a waste of water but it's easy. Then drop a little sanitizer or bleach and water solution in each bottle swish around and pour out, spritz the bottom rack of the dishwasher with bleach and then dry the bottle upside down in the dishwasher. Never had a problem to date. We run our bottles through the dishwasher which is probably a waste of water but it’s easy. Then drop a little sanitizer or bleach and water solution in each bottle swish around and pour out, spritz the bottom rack of the dishwasher with bleach and then dry the bottle upside down in the dishwasher. Never had a problem to date.

]]> By: Ted http://www.brew-dudes.com/beer-bottle-washer/282#comment-1850 Ted Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:58:38 +0000 http://www.brew-dudes.com/beer-bottle-washer/282#comment-1850 It is a lot of work. I haven't scrubbed my bottles in years. I hardly "clean" them at all. Just be one-up on the cleaning and you won't have to wash them either. After pouring the beer, rinse the bottle a couple times. Then put a drop of dish soap in and fill with hot water. When you have a number of bottles on the counter-top, go ahead and rinse them out thoroughly. I use my dish washer to drip dry them. Or you could use one of those bottle towers. That's it. When its time to bottle, just dip them in a bucket of sanitizer. I guess if you are bottling 10-20 gallon batches, then you're dealing with loads more bottles than the average brewdude. It is a lot of work. I haven’t scrubbed my bottles in years. I hardly “clean” them at all. Just be one-up on the cleaning and you won’t have to wash them either.

After pouring the beer, rinse the bottle a couple times. Then put a drop of dish soap in and fill with hot water. When you have a number of bottles on the counter-top, go ahead and rinse them out thoroughly. I use my dish washer to drip dry them. Or you could use one of those bottle towers.

That’s it. When its time to bottle, just dip them in a bucket of sanitizer. I guess if you are bottling 10-20 gallon batches, then you’re dealing with loads more bottles than the average brewdude.

]]> By: Aaron http://www.brew-dudes.com/beer-bottle-washer/282#comment-1843 Aaron Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:16:00 +0000 http://www.brew-dudes.com/beer-bottle-washer/282#comment-1843 Seems like a lot of work... personally, I like using my sink for sanitizing bottles because then my sink is a sanitary environment where I can lay down tubing and whatnot while I'm working. Seems like a lot of work… personally, I like using my sink for sanitizing bottles because then my sink is a sanitary environment where I can lay down tubing and whatnot while I’m working.

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