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Originally Posted by craigster59
I used to soak my bottles in a tub of water and bleach for 20-30min. Then rinse well w/ hot water and drain. You can buy a fitting for your faucet that rinses the bottles and a drying rack. makes things a bit easier. Oh, and boil your caps.
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You are better off with a contact no-rinse sanitizer like iodophor or star-san. Simply wet the surface (as long as the bottles are clean) and you are all set. No soaking, no rinsing and no need to boil caps - a quick dunk in the sanitizer and they are ready to use.
I paid $13 for a large bottle of iodophor concentrate 2 years ago, I've done at least 50 batches and still have half the bottle left.
Also - keep that better bottle covered as much as possible! Light causes skunking. And when you go to clean it out - a dishrag and some oxyclean is the key - using a carboy brush is likely to cause scratches.