When I was doing ginger beer last summer, I sterilized my bottles, caps, etc. with bleach. The way I was taught was to fill them up with a mixture of about 1 tbsp bleach to 4 litres water and let them sit for 20 minutes before rinsing. A little time intensive, but it worked very well for small batches.
I would do a primary rinse, then a vinegar rinse to react with any remaining bleach, then do a few rinses to get rid of of the vinegar. A few nano-drops of vinegar is better than a few nano-drops of bleach
One bit of advice. When @sarchasmo57 says to use gloves, DO IT! I use bleach for sanitization and would spend quite a lengthy time rinsing until I no longer smelled chlorine. The last time I brewed I leaned over my carboy to smell for the presence of bleach and found none. I then picked up the carboy to double-check and was subsequently hit full face with the smell of the bleach. I was severely perplexed,so I handed my then fiance the carboy and asked her if she smelled the bleach. She responded in the negative. Long story short, my equipment was clean. It was my HANDS that smelled like bleach! USE GLOVES!
The world needs Sarcasmo right now. Thank you for making the world a better place. Hope that Asian Woman and her son were able to go on the cruise with you.
@@sarcasmo57 Maangchi just published a great rice syrup recipe : www.maangchi.com/recipe/ssal-jocheong Perhaps it could be a great addition to boost-up alcohol content in the Christmas (or new year) special wine 😁
you can use a fraction of the bleach amount if you use a little bit of vinegar i read about it somewhere then tried it in liked 30 batches of 5 gallon apple wine and had no problems i also rinse alot on my ship until there is no more bleach smell
Ah, a fellow seaman, ahoy there. Thanks for the info, I'll look into it. Vinegar is probably better for the environment too. It's a little strange though, bleach being alkaline and vinegar acid.
You can use the same method , pour boiling water into it or use star San which is a no rinse sanitizer. I just use bleach and hot water and rinse very well. Happy brewing.
Try this no rinse sanitizer (from the creator of star san ) 1 Gallon water 6 ml bleach (~1tsp) 6 ml distilled white vinegar Method ad either vinegar to the water first then mix well to dilute before adding bleach (do not mix all together at once )
When I was doing ginger beer last summer, I sterilized my bottles, caps, etc. with bleach. The way I was taught was to fill them up with a mixture of about 1 tbsp bleach to 4 litres water and let them sit for 20 minutes before rinsing. A little time intensive, but it worked very well for small batches.
"I'm tipping it down the drain so other people can deal with my problems"
Praise be to Gaia 😇
Always an absolute blast to see ol Sarcasmo has posted a video. Cheers from the US. *Raises glass of leaded water*
Cheers from California with a leaded and fluoridated glass!
YAAAY! SARCASMO IS BACK!!! Any day is a good day when there's a new video from Sarcasmo!
THE AUSSIE AND THAT CHINESE LADY ARE BACK!!
I would do a primary rinse, then a vinegar rinse to react with any remaining bleach, then do a few rinses to get rid of of the vinegar.
A few nano-drops of vinegar is better than a few nano-drops of bleach
Seems like a good idea.
@@sarcasmo57
Thank the internet for telling me not to mix bleach and vinegar. That's how I learned this method.
One bit of advice. When @sarchasmo57 says to use gloves, DO IT! I use bleach for sanitization and would spend quite a lengthy time rinsing until I no longer smelled chlorine. The last time I brewed I leaned over my carboy to smell for the presence of bleach and found none. I then picked up the carboy to double-check and was subsequently hit full face with the smell of the bleach. I was severely perplexed,so I handed my then fiance the carboy and asked her if she smelled the bleach. She responded in the negative.
Long story short, my equipment was clean. It was my HANDS that smelled like bleach!
USE GLOVES!
This is amazing ! A new video from my favorite UA-camr :) thanks!
There are so many great UA-camrs out there, so really appreciate your compliment! Thank you
The world needs Sarcasmo right now. Thank you for making the world a better place. Hope that Asian Woman and her son were able to go on the cruise with you.
Welcome back!
Hey you're back!
Guys is he on a ship?
Thank god you're back
Oh nice ! New video ! Thank you 😊
I hope you are all doing very well.
Thank you. We are doing ok. How you doing?
@@sarcasmo57 I am doing very well thank you ! I will soon try to make homemade rice syrup : Will sterilize the containers using your method !
@@Loys- Oh cool. I'm going to google rice syrup.
@@sarcasmo57 Maangchi just published a great rice syrup recipe : www.maangchi.com/recipe/ssal-jocheong
Perhaps it could be a great addition to boost-up alcohol content in the Christmas (or new year) special wine 😁
Nice ship Steven. Is it a new one?
Yeah, our bigger one is in dry dock for a while so have to use this.
you can use a fraction of the bleach amount if you use a little bit of vinegar
i read about it somewhere then tried it in liked 30 batches of 5 gallon apple wine and had no problems
i also rinse alot on my ship until there is no more bleach smell
i forgot to say i dont scrab i just close the lid and shake alot both in cleaning and rinsing
Ah, a fellow seaman, ahoy there. Thanks for the info, I'll look into it. Vinegar is probably better for the environment too. It's a little strange though, bleach being alkaline and vinegar acid.
Vinegar and bleach reacts to create chlorine gas which is toxic.
Imma assume it's the same way with a 1 gallon jar
If your working with glass containers, what's your opinion on sterilizing it with heat.
Heat is great, I do sometimes boil my bottles. It's less labor intensive than scrubbing.
You can use the same method , pour boiling water into it or use star San which is a no rinse sanitizer.
I just use bleach and hot water and rinse very well.
Happy brewing.
I used to sterilize my home-brew bottles in my dishwasher on mega-hot setting. Little bit of sanitizer instead of soap.
good to see you
Awesome video!! Loved it
I like the thumbnail
Try this no rinse sanitizer (from the creator of star san )
1 Gallon water
6 ml bleach (~1tsp)
6 ml distilled white vinegar
Method ad either vinegar to the water first then mix well to dilute before adding bleach (do not mix all together at once )
Best cleaning video ever
I read that 1ml bleach and 1 ml vinegar in a liter of water would make a no rinse sanitizer
What accent is that? Sounds like Australian that keeps turning into American,
nice one...many thanks...if you need any help with the farm let me know...i too, brim over with sarcasm..!!
"If you live in the US or some other 3rd world country..." LOL wow!
Fuck, I knew the mittens were a bad idea 🤦