Bleaching bottles?

[Mavroz]

My procedure....
Pour ale into glass.
Rinse bottle 2 or 3 times until no visible yeast on bottom of bottle.
Soak in Percarbonate Solution in bucket for 2,3,4 days depending on when I can be bothered to clean.
Empty percarbonate from bottles back into bucket for next batch.
Rinse bottles with clean water.
Drain and allow to dry.
Store.
Before refilling, wash in dishwasher on Sanitising setting.
Rinse with Starsan solution.
Fill with new ale.
Carb and condition.
Repeat the above from top.

Never had any issue doing this over several years now. Never used any Chlorine based bleach anywhere near my ale making and storage equipment.

 

[yrhendystu]

I use 2L pet bottles. I give them a rinse after drinking and then bleach clean before bottling.

I put a couple of tablespoons of bleach in the bath, give it a fill and then clean everything in that.

I then give them a quick rinse in the kitchen. I do spot checks by cupping some of the water as I pour out and taste test.

The bath gets a good clean as a bonus.

 

[Yaheen]

Star San is the actual way to go for sanitisation. Thin bleach is good for things as long as it's thin bleach. I've had 3 bottles of thin bleach that weren't thin bleach and had loads of batches of beer ruined because of it. Sod that crap happening again - Star San. And you don't end up with loads of ruined clothes.

Do u mean actual starsan or chemsan? I’ve never used either before but was planning on buying some. I’ve been using bleach since I started brewing as I think I’m a bit OCD when cleaning and it was the cheapest I could find. I just made my first kit but it was a pain in the arse having to thoroughly rinse so much equipment