Yesterdays sterilised bottles

[Martin the fish]

I sterilised a batch of bottles yesterday, ready to bottle up my AG#1.

Unfortunately 'work' got in the way. So i left the bottles with sod met in and the screwcaps on.
I'd really like to bottle up my brew tonight but don't fancy spending another 1-2hrs going through the whole rigmarole of sterilising again. Unless i have to.

Will the sod met have kept them good enough? They are about a third full and still all have an amount of condensation up them-just like when i first put the sod met in. Could i give them a shake and then pour away and fill?

They were new bottles and had an hour of sterilising before a rinse and then partially filled with sod met. The screwcaps were then screwed on and given a good shake.

[Martin the fish]

Off i go to give a quick rinse with fresh sod met...

I gotta get myself some cornies before i go mental with bottle cleaning...

[Gurgeh]

maybe get some bleach on the case next time MtF!

DaaB gave me a telling off last year for relying on sod met.

you can rinse with sod met afterwards and it MUST be thin bleach, diluted.

[Martin the fish]

Bleach is a bit of a no no for me-i have no-where to dispose of it so i'd have to store it and take it into town to dispose of. I can't pour it down my drains as it would kill my bio-cycle.

I rinsed(v quickly) with sod met. But then the first 8 brews i done i only used sod met to sterilise with and had no prob's.

but Sods law will probably kick in here and ruin my first AG batch.

But then if nasties managed to get in the bottle with the screwcap done up and third full with sod met, then survived a quick rinse with sod met there's not a lot i could do

Anyhow, my AG#1 is now bottled up.

[Martin the fish]

I used steriliser bottle cleaner, from HBS. This all gets poured into a big drum so i can dispose of at 'recycling centre'

[Martin the fish]

As long as you aren't relying on sodium met.

Nope. You've put me right on that one already DaaB.

If we have bleach in the house it inevitably ends up being poured down the toilet. Which kills off the bacteria in my septic tank. Resulting in the worst smell in the entire universe flooding my house till i call 0800SHITMEN(i kid you not!) to come empty my tank.

[Gurgeh]

(i kid you not!)

I think you missed a trick there

[Martin the fish]

Too early in the morning for me DaaB. Good to see your sharp as ever though

Gotta be one of the best freephone numbers ever though