Bottles in dishwasher

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Bottles in dishwasher

Post by Touchstone » Mon Nov 17, 2014 12:32 pm

Anyone use a dishwasher to clean/sterilise bottles ?

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Re: Bottles in dishwasher

Post by oldbloke » Mon Nov 17, 2014 1:43 pm

Good rinse when you empty them of beer, then at the end of the weekend give the collection a 30 minute no-soap dishwasher, then fill with sanitiser, leave 20 mins, empty into something so you can see if any gunge comes out. If it does, bottle brush and re-sanitise. Then add plassy reseal caps or clingfilm and store until needed

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Re: Bottles in dishwasher

Post by Deebee » Mon Nov 17, 2014 1:49 pm

Been doing i for years. use cleaner in the soap tray. long wash( 70 degrees) spray with starsan when they come out. Prime and cap. DOne.
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Re: Bottles in dishwasher

Post by Aleman » Mon Nov 17, 2014 3:27 pm

No, because it only cleans the outsides of the bottles . . . the beer goes on the insides ;)

Of course if the bottles are already clean on the inside when you put them in . . . . why not just sanitise them to start with

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Re: Bottles in dishwasher

Post by Deebee » Mon Nov 17, 2014 5:03 pm

Aleman wrote:No, because it only cleans the outsides of the bottles . . . the beer goes on the insides ;)

Of course if the bottles are already clean on the inside when you put them in . . . . why not just sanitise them to start with
Ok so dont shoot me down here....

I have had boddled with dried yeast on the insides and they ha e some out fine in the machine. Most bottles here are the stubbies though so maybe thats why.
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