Why the obsession with sterilizing?

[GerritT]

Controversial statement: if it's going to be boiled, it doesn't need to be sterilised/sanitised, just clean.

 

[HarryFlatters]

Agreed, after the boil though is a totally different story. My chill cube, fermenter, bottles, kegs etc all get thoroughly sanitised.

 

[strange-steve]

Controversial statement: if it's going to be boiled, it doesn't need to be sterilised/sanitised, just clean.

I don't think that's controversial, who's sanitising before the boil?

 

[dad_of_jon]

I don't think that's controversial, who's sanitising before the boil?

I sanitise my fv

 

[MickDundee]

Controversial statement: if it's going to be boiled, it doesn't need to be sterilised/sanitised, just clean.

I did a short and shoddy no chill brew last week and didn’t sanitise anything apart from my airlock (my spindle FV has a cap so I used that whilst the brew was cooling then switched it over for the airlock when I pitched the yeast), I let the heat do the sanitising for me!

 

[GerritT]

I don't think that's controversial, who's sanitising before the boil?

Beginners, all of them