Bleaching mouldy bottles

[Tetsuo1981]

Hi all

Been a while (moved house as the country locked down, not good for the blood pressure) but slowly getting back into brewing. Got a problem with my bottles, they've gone a bit mouldy in storage (can't seem to post pictures from my phone for some reason). Got some brew safe sanitizer coming but was wondering if a good soak in bleachy water and a bloody good rinse will do the trick. Any thoughts? Don't really want to dump them

Cheers

 

[MyQul]

First off (obviously) give them a good clean. I oven my bottles. I put them in a cold oven and turn it on to 150C and leave them for 40-60 mins then then turn the oven off and leave them to cool. Been doing this for years. Seems to kill everything

 

[Tetsuo1981]

First off (obviously) give them a good clean. I oven my bottles. I put them in a cold oven and turn it on to 150C and leave them for 40-60 mins then then turn the oven off and leave them to cool. Been doing this for years. Seems to kill everything

Didn't think of that, seems like a winner. And if they're swing tops take the lids + grommets off first?

That'll teach me for leaving an SMA tin In a damp shed for ages. Shame I can't fit my guitar amp in the oven, bloody fungus got that too

 

[MyQul]

Yes, I remove the swing tops. I suppose the swing tops would be fine in the oven if they're the ceramic ones (rather than the plastic) and you remove the grommets

 

[Tetsuo1981]

Yes, I remove the swing tops. I suppose the swing tops would be fine in the oven if they're the ceramic ones (rather than the plastic) and you remove the grommets

Think I'll do them seperately just to be on the safe side, some are definitely plastic but some aren't and I'll only bugger it up knowing me

 

[MyQul]

Think I'll do them seperately just to be on the safe side, some are definitely plastic but some aren't and I'll only bugger it up knowing me

Just dunk them in some sanitiser like star san or bleach solution then

 

[Tetsuo1981]

Just dunk them in some sanitiser like star san or bleach solution then

Will do. Just fixing up the brew fridge and sorting my bits out while I wait for my sanitizer to come

 

[Clint]

Get an oxi type cleaner on them that'll shift the crud. Or as said a bleach solution.

 

[Tetsuo1981]

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[Tetsuo1981]

Get an oxi type cleaner on them that'll shift the crud. Or as said a bleach solution.

Thinking of that for the swing tops but might give the oven a go for the bottles as a nuclear option. They were stored in a damp shed for a while and mould came from a not so clean SMA formula tin I'd stuck in there for screws and odds and ends, it destroyed my guitar amp cover but that seemed to save the actual amp (thank god)

 

[Tetsuo1981]

Ha! Figured out how to do photos again!! Not the greatest pic but here's the mould. It's a dusty kind of one, not the furry kind

 

[BrewMeHappy]

You may have already sorted them, but I'd suggest giving them a good soak in a diluted thin bleach solution for a couple of days. I'm sure that will clean the up fine.

 

[An Ankoù]

I agree. Put them in a decent solution of Domestos. It cleans as well as sanitises.

 

[Tetsuo1981]

You may have already sorted them, but I'd suggest giving them a good soak in a diluted thin bleach solution for a couple of days. I'm sure that will clean the up fine.

I agree. Put them in a decent solution of Domestos. It cleans as well as sanitises.

Cheers for the reply. Think I'm gonna give a 2 prong approach and do the bleaching first then give them a 'gentle' bake in the oven. Purely as they've been sat in a damp shed for so long I'm not taking any chances, especially as these are payment for friends who helped me move. If I bugger it up at the last moment my life won't be worth living!!