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BigPappa

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How do you clean your new bottles out before decanting?
For the past 6 years I have just given them a rinse and shake with plain tap water and then let them drain and dry on the top rack of the dishwasher.
I’m second guessing myself wondering now if I should have rinsed them using something else. Distilled water? Vodka? PGA?
I used a single drop of dish soap and filled each bottle half way with hot water, then shook the heck out of it. Then i rinsed them forever until they ran clean, then rinsed them some more. Then i put them back in the case upside down to drain for an hour, then turned them upright to air dry the rest of the way.
 

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Then i put them back in the case upside down to drain for an hour, then turned them upright to air dry the rest of the way.
I always let my bottles dry out completely with the mouths facing in a downward direction because I would prefer not to have dust settle in them while they are drying.
 

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I always let my bottles dry out completely with the mouths facing in a downward direction because I would prefer not to have dust settle in them while they are drying.
There would have to be a lot of dust in the air for anything to settle into that tiny opening in such a short period of time. I had faith in my a/c filter doing it's job.
 

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How do you clean your new bottles out before decanting?
For the past 6 years I have just given them a rinse and shake with plain tap water and then let them drain and dry on the top rack of the dishwasher.
I’m second guessing myself wondering now if I should have rinsed them using something else. Distilled water? Vodka? PGA?
Hmmm.....I just opened the sealed, dust free plastic bag they were sealed in, inspected them, smelled them, and filled them. I may die.
 
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I always let my bottles dry out completely with the mouths facing in a downward direction because I would prefer not to have dust settle in them while they are drying.
I remember learning when I was beginning to brew beer that putting the big carboys on their side helped them to dry quicker, and prevented the dust. Something about thermal dynamics or something, and it allowed better airflow, and a means for the moisture to escape, which is more difficult with the opening on the bottom. Found out it really does work, too.
 

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I remember learning when I was beginning to brew beer that putting the big carboys on their side helped them to dry quicker, and prevented the dust. Something about thermal dynamics or something, and it allowed better airflow, and a means for the moisture to escape, which is more difficult with the opening on the bottom. Found out it really does work, too.

Today I learned that I’ve been drying bottles wrong! Time to start drying sideways!


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For the DIY-er who has Everything...

Fold™ Bottle Drying Rack
I like this one:

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But the reality is, I normally only need to dry one bottle at a time, so that would probably be Overkill. :)
 

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    Hmmm.....I just opened the sealed, dust free plastic bag they were sealed in, inspected them, smelled them, and filled them. I may die.
    Then I am in good company cause I did the same thing.
     

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    I like this one:

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    But the reality is, I normally only need to dry one bottle at a time, so that would probably be Overkill. :)

    Yeah... Maybe if I had a B&M, something like that would make sense.

    But for Me, only washing Bottles Once in awhile, even the Baby Bottle Racks aren't all that needed.

    I just put the Bottles on the Post of the Top Rack of the Dishwasher. And use the Money I saved to buy Lotto Tickets.

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    I just put the Bottles on the Post of the Top Rack of the Dishwasher.
    Even money says you're single. Or if you aren't, your partner vapes too.

    My wife of 34 years is a nicotine virgin and doesn't anything related to e-liquid in her kitchen. I'd be in big trouble if I used the top rack of "her" dishwasher to dry my bottles, and when you've been together as long as we have, you learn that there are some things that are just not worth fighting over. :|
     

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