Baking Bottles

[will]

Is heat treating bottles i.e. sticking them in the oven, a suitable way of sterilising them? I boil jam jars in water when making preserves and it seems a quick and easy way of doing it.

[JammyBStard]

I've never done it personally but my mates mum uses this method for her cider brewing.

[stevezx7r]

As long as the bottles have no remaining beer etc in them and the temp is high > 120C I don't see a problem. As you'll need to clean them first you may as well save your gas/electricity bill and sanitise them as normal. Also, do you have a large oven as 40 bottles takes up a lot of room