Easiest way to wash bottles?

[razer]

I see there are a few threads on bottles at the moment, ive finally collected enough (or should that be drunk) bottles to do another lager brew. Stupidly i didnt rinse any of them out over the months of collecting them. Ive just tied them up and noticed that some of them have some mould growing in the bottom.

I asked about a bottle washer? when i picked up my draining tree yesterday from the LBS but they didnt have anything. So whats the best way to get them clean again.

Just seen a thread on here that mentioned soaking them in sterilising fluid for an hour and then running them on a wash through the dishwasher, does the dishwasher actually get water inside through the small opening!?

Any other tips?

[pas8280]

I get quite a few off friends with mould at the bottom my method is a bit time consuming but basically i soak for a few days in bleach solution then when the wife is out i soak them for an hour in mad hot water in the bath with some washing up liquid, after the hour i give each bottle a vigorous shake with a bottle of the water then rinse three times with cold water, night before i bottle i sterilise in bleach water overnight.
As i say time consuming but never had a problem and with the ipod on its quite theraputic.

[razer]

LOL at the wife bit. Sounds familiar.

Thanks for the advice.

[speedtripledan]

If i have mould in the bottom i just get my jet washer on it then soak and rinse in sterilizer etc

[razer]

Jet washer down the neck! Blimey how do you stop it being washed away under the pressure?

[speedtripledan]

just poke the nozzle on to the top quick pull of the trigger and mould problem gone !

[prolix]

I soak in washing soda for a day then rinse throughly, and sanitise with videne no rinse solution.

[Scroogemonster]

So whats the best way to get them clean again.

Hot water and soda crystal solution with a bottle brush and elbow grease!

[razer]

So whats the best way to get them clean again.

Hot water and soda crystal solution with a bottle brush and elbow grease!

Thats the route ive taken, just finished them off now.

Thanks all

[rimski]

Have this same problem has anyone tried popping them in the dishwasher??

[bevvy_merchant]

oxy-clean.

[wmfd]

I see there are a few threads on bottles at the moment, ive finally collected enough (or should that be drunk) bottles to do another lager brew. Stupidly i didnt rinse any of them out over the months of collecting them. Ive just tied them up and noticed that some of them have some mould growing in the bottom.

I asked about a bottle washer? when i picked up my draining tree yesterday from the LBS but they didnt have anything. So whats the best way to get them clean again.

Even if you get a bottle washer I wouldn't use it to wash out bottles with mould in - it doesn't have a large amount of water in it and recycles this around, great for sanitising, not so good if you've got grotty bottles.

When I had a rogue mouldy bottle the other day I ended up having lots of mould floating in it - chucked all the solution, was worried that otherwise I'd end up contaminating all my bottles.

I'm sure I saw something that fits on a tap and jets water up into the bottle somewhere.

David