Comments on: I think the beer is done fermenting… http://runawayjim.org/2008/01/21/i-think-the-beer-is-done-fermenting/ Musings on beer, music, technology, urbanism, and life... Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:20:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: George http://runawayjim.org/2008/01/21/i-think-the-beer-is-done-fermenting/#comment-572 George Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:15:46 +0000 http://runawayjim.org/2008/01/21/i-think-the-beer-is-done-fermenting/#comment-572 Definitely upside down - and without detergent. You're really just using the heat to kill any germs/bacteria that may be on the bottles. Definitely upside down - and without detergent. You’re really just using the heat to kill any germs/bacteria that may be on the bottles.

]]> By: Jim http://runawayjim.org/2008/01/21/i-think-the-beer-is-done-fermenting/#comment-560 Jim Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:20:50 +0000 http://runawayjim.org/2008/01/21/i-think-the-beer-is-done-fermenting/#comment-560 Here's a question... I've seen on BA that you shouldn't just put them in the dishwasher (or maybe it was in the Mr. Beer book regarding the plastic bottles). I won't put the plastic ones in the dishwasher, but will the glass. Do they need to be upside down and do I just run it without dish detergent? Here’s a question… I’ve seen on BA that you shouldn’t just put them in the dishwasher (or maybe it was in the Mr. Beer book regarding the plastic bottles). I won’t put the plastic ones in the dishwasher, but will the glass. Do they need to be upside down and do I just run it without dish detergent?

]]> By: George http://runawayjim.org/2008/01/21/i-think-the-beer-is-done-fermenting/#comment-559 George Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:13:15 +0000 http://runawayjim.org/2008/01/21/i-think-the-beer-is-done-fermenting/#comment-559 Actually, cleaning the bottles is not that bad. You really just need to rinse them out thoroughly, unless there's sediment from the beer/yeast, then you just swish a brush around in there really quick to get rid of it. After rinsing/cleaning the bottles, if you have a dish washer put them in on the hottest cycle. This should thoroughly sanitize (or even sterilize if it's hot enough) the bottles. If you don't have a dish washer, then you need to soak the bottles in a sanitizer solution, or sterilize them in your oven. What I find to be a pain is getting the labels off (assuming you're recycling commercial bottles). Some labels come right off after a short soak, others you can soak overnight and still have to scrape and scrub the paper and glue off the bottle. Actually, cleaning the bottles is not that bad. You really just need to rinse them out thoroughly, unless there’s sediment from the beer/yeast, then you just swish a brush around in there really quick to get rid of it.

After rinsing/cleaning the bottles, if you have a dish washer put them in on the hottest cycle. This should thoroughly sanitize (or even sterilize if it’s hot enough) the bottles.

If you don’t have a dish washer, then you need to soak the bottles in a sanitizer solution, or sterilize them in your oven.

What I find to be a pain is getting the labels off (assuming you’re recycling commercial bottles). Some labels come right off after a short soak, others you can soak overnight and still have to scrape and scrub the paper and glue off the bottle.

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