Bottle drying

[googoomuck]

 I've never bottled before just used a king keg but going to bottle a stout soon. If you don't have a bottle tree (like myself), how rigorous should I be in making sure they are dry? I'm going to sanitize them in vinegar/bleach I know its no rinse but as long as they are not soaking wet they should be ok? Right?!

[Garry]

It's better if they are wet. As long as they are wet you know it's sanitized. I use the bleach/water/vinegar for sanitizing bottles and always fill the bottles while they're still wet.

A sheet of plywood with a load of holes drilled in it is good for draining bottles.

[RichC]

Get a bottle tree Goo! Its indispensable for bottling IMO. U could rinse and stack them in dishwasher in the meantime 

[LordEoin]

i just stand them upside-down on the kitchen counter.
Any sanitizer that drips down makes a sterile seal around the mouth of the bottle.
I've only had them come tumbling down once, but I'd rather forget that experience...

[googoomuck]

Thanks for the info guys! @Gary that's a great idea, in my head I was drilling holes in lats of wood and adding dowels to make some sort of frame. But a sheet of ply wood, brilliant!!
@Lars it's on my Christmas list
@LordEoin I think this is what I will be doing, with no one else in the house and all drafts covered and pillows on the floor.


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[googoomuck]

Get a bottle tree Goo! Its indispensable for bottling IMO. U could rinse and stack them in dishwasher in the meantime

I should have made some reference/joke here as to the Mrs not liking being called a dishwasher. Moment is gone now.......


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[LordEoin]

 

[googoomuck]

Got my stout and cider bottled last night, no major problems. Stacking the bottles up on the counter worked a treat but next time I will be investing in a bottle tree (it almost went horribly wrong when the coopers bottles all tumbled over sending a single glass bottle on a bit of a wobble). The stout was delicious and I was very surprised at the turbo ciders quality. I was on a roll so I got on a batch of coopers IPA also, that's going into a king keg though!! Cheers again for the tips lads!!