Reddit reviews Avvinatore Vinator for Bottles, 1-Count Box

Buy one of these bad boys. Also, yes you can reuse starsan for more than one bottle.

Edit: I assume by "rinse and repeat" you are using the idiom. But in case you aren't, don't rinse the starsan off. It's no-rinse.

I use a Vinator for my bottles (http://www.amazon.com/Avvinatore-Vinator-Bottles-1-Count-Box/dp/B001D6FUDC) and just throw my caps in the reservoir that's full of Star San.

I'm not super familiar with the sanitizer setting on dishwashers, so for all I know that might be really effective. But StarSan washes will DEFINITELY remove that Oxiclean residue.

If you do decide to use StarSan, you can hugely speed up the process with one of these. Way, way faster than soaking.

Cleaning means removing soil (organic or inorganic).

Sanitizing means killing microflora (bacteria, yeasts, molds).

If you don't clean first, the soils give the bacteria etc. a place to hide.

The things that are the hardest to clean are also the most important: bottles and the fermenter.

Anyway, for both, the answer is easy: hot water, OxyClean, and time.

For bottles, I use a few 5-6 gallon buckets (ale pails), fill them with OxyClean and hot tap water, then use a noodle claw to "dunk" all of the bottles. I usually do this overnight, but you can also just go for a few hours. Then I (wearing rubber gloves) pull out each bottle, empty a bit, give it a shake to dislodge any last nasties, and then rinse with fresh water. Repeat. Takes about 30 minutes. Then sanitize. Easiest way is with a vinator.

For the fermenter, I dump in one scoop of OxyClean, fill with hot water right up to the tippy-top (in the bath tub), then leave it overnight. Drain the next day. Rinse. Fill with sanitizer. Let it stand for a few minutes. Empty. Cap with saran wrap (sprayed with sanitizer) and a rubber band. That will prevent dust/spores/anything else from taking root in your carboy.

In general, when brewing I have one bucket full of OxyClean solution standing by, and one bucket of StarSan (or SaniClean, the non-foaming StarSan) standing by.

Sounds like a waste of electricity. I bought the Vinator bottle spritzer and 90 bottle drying tree stand that goes below it. Fill with iodophor or starsan and it's quick and easy.

This - though I'd recommend going one further and trying to get the accompanying bottle drying tree too - e.g. the one shown in the multi-buy here: http://www.amazon.com/Avvinatore-Vinator-Bottles-1-Count-Box/dp/B001D6FUDC

Rince, invert onto the stand, and leave to drop while you get set up to bottle, then just grab em off the tree as you go!

Based on my setup, you need;

Decent thermometer

Auto Siphon & tubing

hydrometer

wine/beer thief

carboy or bucket for fermenting + rubber stopper & blowoff tube

bottling bucket w/ spigot

bottling wand

bottle capper + bottles & caps

I recommend 10 gallon kettle, I regret getting only 8 gal.

mesh brew bag sized to fit your kettle. Useful for both BIAB and batch sparge brewing.

Optional but very useful;

10 gallon mash tun (square or round cooler + steel braid/false bottom + brass valve) I regret only getting a 5 gallon. Easy home depot built.

DIY stirplate using adjustable computer fan + magnets + stir bar and a flask (I pull it off with a 1 gallon glass jug)

vinator

Fermentation chamber with temp controller!

I was confused by the previous post saying "PBW will clean them". I use oxiclean and oxyclean interchangeably (aren't they the same thing)?

I got about 4 cases of empties that I plan to de-label over the weekend, and here's my plan:

1. Soak everything in oxyclean overnight
   
2. Scrub off any remaining glue.
   
3. Use a jet bottle washer to get all the junk out.
   
4. Leave bottle to dry on a bottle tree
   
5. On bottling day use vinator filled with starsan to sanitize the inside
   
6. Leave on bottle tree until I am ready to fill it.

You could always get this bottle washer. You'd only need a relatively small amount of sanitizer. Each bottle will only take a couple seconds.

I came here to say to just use your dishwasher but several have beat me to it. I use the dishwasher racks to hold the bottles, a vinator filled with starsan to rinse the insides, and the open door of the dishwasher to hold the bottles while filling...lots of good info here...Cheers!