graemeUK Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Just about to bottle my first batch from a craft beer kit. Do I need to sterilise my new bottles that came in kit or will simply a wash in hot water suffice as was recommended for rest of kit? No guidelines on DVD. If I have to sterilise do I riinse with water after and how dry do I need to get the bottles before beer goes in them? Initial taste of beer impressed me and I'd hate it to go bad now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brew Master Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Welcome to the forum Graeme. Just a god rinse should be fine, you could use some Star San if you wish. Cheers, Peter "Don't waste time, keep drinking". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 They don't need to be dry before the beer goes in either. The tiny bit of water or sanitiser left in them after draining a bit and shaking them out as best as you can won't make any difference to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussieant32 Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Sanitise them. You have made the effort to make a nice beer you dont want to take the chance. What are you sanitising with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graemeUK Posted December 22, 2016 Author Share Posted December 22, 2016 VWP cleanser is what I have bought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graemeUK Posted December 22, 2016 Author Share Posted December 22, 2016 Thanks for all the good advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackgym Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 I never wash new bottles, just rinse in water. If they're PET bottles don't use hot water or they could go out of shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaydub Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 They should be right to go straight out of the box but since you have some sanitiser just mix up a quick solution into a spray bottle and give them a quick spray just for piece of mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix76 Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Graeme, what ever else you do, don't wash or rinse the PET bottles in hot water. Just as Jackgym says, the could get out of shape and you could be in for a bottle failure in future. Mate just give them a rinse in cold water for now and get your beer into them. Cheers Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix76 Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 And Graeme, I forgot. In home brewing we are not equipped to sterilize anything. What we do is sanitise, and the active ingredient you want to look for is "sodium percarbonate". This is a non rinse sanitiser so after use just soak your bottles in a cold water solution, and then drain them. Cheers Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 From what I can gather, this VWP stuff is basically chlorine bleach in powder form. One site listed a safety measure as not to be mixed with acids as it will produce toxic gas, which straight away suggests chlorine bleach. That being the case, you will want to rinse those bottles very thoroughly before filling them with beer, and given that hot water can't be used on them, you may find the bleach odour difficult to remove. Personally I find a combination of sodium percarbonate for cleaning (which technically doesn't have to be rinsed although I do anyway because it leaves a soapy residue) and spraying equipment with Starsan for sanitising (acid based sanitiser) works really well and with little effort in regards to rinsing off the cleaner. Cheers Kelsey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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