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Was washing out some bottles for my brew which will need boittling this weekend when I was thinking of how I need a bottle drying tree but cant afford the $50 or so...
Then I realised I had a few old "skid" pallets in the shed, so with the help of a spade bit in the drill, I whipped up a bottle drying rack that holds 42 bottles (wasn't big enough for 48 ) for free! Gave it a quick trial and when I came home tonight my bottles were pefectly dry.
I realise Im not the first one to do this, but it does feel mighty good to have made my own bottle drying rack as opposed to buying one
yeah, admitedly mine doesnt have a washing attatchment on top...but isn't that just for squirting sanitiser into the bottles (you still need to scrub?)
evanmit wrote:but isn't that just for squirting sanitiser into the bottles (you still need to scrub?)
I never need to "scrub" my bottles. They get rinsed well as soon as I empty/drink them then all they need is another rinse and sanitise before bottling next time.
I get most of my bottles from the local recycling centre where I work on weekends. I have no idea what has been in these bottles so I always scrub before first use. No scrubbing required after that though.
I steal most of my bottles from a local aged care facility where the dental/oral health is notoriously appalling - I favour heavy scrubbing to remove the saliva of the elderly
Evanmit
To answer your question to the topic thread, are you married?
If you're single then you could well be the smartest cookie in the bakery, BUT if your married that's another story. AC
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) for free! Gave it a quick trial and when I came home tonight my bottles were pefectly dry.
