Best way to sterilize bottles?

[DrakeC83]

Anyone have a good method of sterilizing the 10ml bottles for storing your homebrew? I have some more test powders I want to make some prop and sust next week for my bros but I have 50 bottles that came non sterilized. What is the best method of making them clean and good to go? same with those rubber stoppers? any feedback would be great!

 

[goin on 4T]

Autoclave both vials and stoppers.

 

[DrakeC83]

only way?

 

[Mh48500]

That would be the best way...

I like to wash mine with an anti-bacterial soap, rinse with distilled water, then an alcohol/water bath, then cover the tops with aluminum foil and bake 30-45 minutes.

I have the complete process in a word doc but that is the short version. Your bottles stay sterile until you break the aluminum to fill.

Like 4T says, te autoclave is the best solution but many of us dont have that available. I have used the aboove process for a while and never had a sterility issue.

 

[goin on 4T]

Mh's way works too also you could buy a cheap pressure cooker.

 

[DrakeC83]

thanks mh and 4T, I am going to do the alcohol bath method next week when i make a few bottles, then order a cheap autoclave from ebay I think. some are pretty cheap

 

[goin on 4T]

thanks mh and 4T, I am going to do the alcohol bath method next week when i make a few bottles, then order a cheap autoclave from ebay I think. some are pretty cheap

Get the chemiclave 5000. You just need the sterisolution and the machine is automatic and simple to use. Shut and lock the door it will do the rest.