do i have to sanitize spring water bottles

[jans1971]

im about to bottle my stout and iv got tesco 500ml spring water bottles can empty the water and then use cause they should be clean or do i have to sanitze them all

 

[pansub]

I don't know the answer but i would have though better safe than sorry :wha:

 

[jans1971]

i done them

 

[derbyowl]

I would say no. I use lemonade and cola bottles I rinse them out and bottle my beer and I dont seem to have had a problem.

Sterilisation is to me quite a strange term to me when most of us ( I assume ) use tap water to top up our buckets. There is nothing wrong with tap water but sterile it certainly is not.

 

[A T]

I would say no. I use lemonade and cola bottles I rinse them out and bottle my beer and I dont seem to have had a problem.

Sterilisation is to me quite a strange term to me when most of us ( I assume ) use tap water to top up our buckets. There is nothing wrong with tap water but sterile it certainly is not.

:shock: :shock: I would say sterilise everything that comes in contact with with your beer from fermenter onwards or you're asking for trouble, i spend about 7 hours making a batch of beer and i would certainly not be careless enough to lose all that cause i didn't sterilise, i never topped up my fermenter with tap water.

 

[derbyowl]

I would say no. I use lemonade and cola bottles I rinse them out and bottle my beer and I dont seem to have had a problem.

Sterilisation is to me quite a strange term to me when most of us ( I assume ) use tap water to top up our buckets. There is nothing wrong with tap water but sterile it certainly is not.

:shock: :shock: I would say sterilise everything that comes in contact with with your beer from fermenter onwards or you're asking for trouble, i spend about 7 hours making a batch of beer and i would certainly not be careless enough to lose all that cause i didn't sterilise, i never topped up my fermenter with tap water.

I understand your point AT, But I would have to say that I have bottled beer in pop bottles for 10 years and never had this a problem

 

[A T]

I understand your point AT, But I would have to say that I have bottled beer in pop bottles for 10 years and never had this a problem

That's great DB i'm glad it works for you, i just don't think it's best practice. I've worked in some pretty manky factories over the years and i see no reason why bottling factories would be any better. Guess i just like to know my equipment is sterile and not just hope it is.

 

[derbyowl]

I understand your point AT, But I would have to say that I have bottled beer in pop bottles for 10 years and never had this a problem

That's great DB i'm glad it works for you, i just don't think it's best practice. I've worked in some pretty manky factories over the years and i see no reason why bottling factories would be any better. Guess i just like to know my equipment is sterile and not just hope it is.

I agree its not best practice, btw if you are still working in those manky factories don't forget to sterilise your hands

 

[Bru4u]

When I did kits I used to top up with cold water and never had a issue, however there is no way I'd risk it after 6 hrs work from ag, the choice is yours really, if it were me I would not bother for bottled water.