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Cleaning stubborn bottles

Post by quixoticgeek » Sat Jan 03, 2015 7:22 am

Can anyone recommend a cleaning agent for soaking bottles that have a stubborn coating of yeast gunk in the bottom?

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Re: Cleaning stubborn bottles

Post by Pinto » Sat Jan 03, 2015 8:47 am

For badly encrusted bottles I use a hot VWP soak followed by a campden solution rinse.
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Re: Cleaning stubborn bottles

Post by Dads_Ale » Sat Jan 03, 2015 11:19 am

Pinto wrote:For badly encrusted bottles I use a hot VWP soak followed by a campden solution rinse.
+1 - And a decent bottle brush (which is surprisingly hard to find)
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Re: Cleaning stubborn bottles

Post by JamesF » Sat Jan 03, 2015 11:32 am

Yup, works for me too.

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Re: Cleaning stubborn bottles

Post by nigelsch » Sun Jan 04, 2015 12:57 pm

Some sharp sand & a little water(only a little) + funnel. Swirl & it works a treat.

These are for bottles given to mates who are too lazy to clean them - carrot & stick now - if u don't clean u don't get any more :)
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Re: Cleaning stubborn bottles

Post by chastuck » Sun Jan 04, 2015 3:02 pm

A length of old brass lavatory chain swirled around while holding one end works a treat. The chain is easy to clean and sterilise too.
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Re: Cleaning stubborn bottles

Post by 6470zzy » Mon Jan 19, 2015 4:40 pm

quixoticgeek wrote:Can anyone recommend a cleaning agent for soaking bottles that have a stubborn coating of yeast gunk in the bottom?

Julia
Percarbonate cleaner always does the trick for me.

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