Bottle drying

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Thursday Jul 21, 2005 10:10 am

Short of buying a bottle tree type device, can anyone suggest another method for easily drying a large number of washed bottles? I'm sure there is some simple genius type method that someone has developed.?

Thanks.

peterd · Post by **peterd** » Thursday Jul 21, 2005 10:51 am

> Short of buying a bottle tree type device, can anyone suggest another method for easily drying a large number of washed bottles?

Yep, make a bottle tree type device

(some designs examples have been up on this forum recently)

flosso · Post by **flosso** » Thursday Jul 21, 2005 12:44 pm

Fairly simple idea but I just stack as many bottles as possible upside down in a device which looks remarkably like a milk crate, but for legal reasons isn't actually a milk crate

Redsicks · Post by **Redsicks** » Thursday Jul 21, 2005 5:20 pm

Hi Ben,
A while back I made a bottle draining rack
( http://gallery.oldholden.com/Homebrew-stuff ) from some offcut pine, drilled a few(,a lot of) holes through it with a hole saw & stuck on some legs.
It is very simple, cheap, works well & stores away easy. You can also carry all 30 empty bottles in one go.
I only use 30 longnecks (I can't be bothered cleaning/ bottling 60 stubbies) per brew but made the rack with 33 holes. That way it's easy to keep track of which bottle your upto when sterilising & rinsing (there is allways that gap)
I'm just in the process of varnishing it just to make it last longer & easier to keep cleen.

I can post the dimensions & hole sizes if anyone is interested.

Cheers - Redsicks

two headed brewer · Friday Jul 22, 2005 7:59 pm

Ben,
I bought a cheap 3 tier cloths drying rack from Reject Shop and then fitted wire mesh, that fits a bottle neck, on each level for strength. Found that this holds about 2 - 3 batches worth of bottles - 640 or 375 mls.
Great if you have the space!
Bally

Post by **Oliver** » Saturday Jul 23, 2005 8:59 pm

Check out this: http://www.homebrewandbeer.com/forum/vi ... php?t=1033

Cheers,

Oliver

Evo · Post by **Evo** » Sunday Jul 24, 2005 7:51 pm

Fairly simple idea but I just stack as many bottles as possible upside down in a device which looks remarkably like a milk crate, but for legal reasons isn't actually a milk crate

Bit of a delayed reaction, but nice answer Flosso.

I'm still giggling like a girl. Not that I think stealing is funny. Or tough.

steveo · Post by **steveo** » Sunday Jul 24, 2005 8:31 pm

I don't bother drying them, just stack 'em in boxes, then rinse 'em with sodium metabisulphate right before I fill 'em. There's still a bit of water in them this time of year in sunny Melbourne, but never had a prob, no mould or anything. At the rate I drink them, they're not sitting around for a great deal of time anyways.

You all might be getting the idea I'm a very lazy b@stard, and you'd be right. Always pushing the boundaries of how much work I can avoid. I tell you what, I don't miss mucking around with that fricken bottle brush!!!!!

vlade · Post by **vlade** » Sunday Jul 24, 2005 9:47 pm

Pull out the bottom tray of your diswasher - it has lots of handy upright spikes and can hold about 20 bottles.

flosso · Post by **flosso** » Monday Jul 25, 2005 4:07 pm

Evo wrote:
Bit of a delayed reaction, but nice answer Flosso.

I'm still giggling like a girl. Not that I think stealing is funny. Or tough.

Glad you enjoyed it Evo,

Truth be told, I don't actually go out of my way to obtain these psuedo-milk crates. Normally people who know I use them for homebrew storage pass them on to me, or I'll stumble across them in my travels.

The last one I found was literally lying in the gutter between the train station and home. Too good an opportunity to refuse.

Friar · Post by **Friar** » Monday Jul 25, 2005 6:38 pm

Located a legit supplier of milk crates today

Available from a wholesaler here in Perth

$10.70 + GST each

Totally unbranded so no accusations of theft

Friar

Evo · Post by **Evo** » Monday Jul 25, 2005 6:48 pm

Bloody hell. Just bottling myself for the first time since the mid 80's. When I say "bottling myself"...

Let's just say I now know why I keg

What I'd give for a milk crate (legit or not) and a Super Automatica.

grabman · Post by **grabman** » Monday Jul 25, 2005 11:17 pm

too true Evo, been bottling a few lately to age some for next summer, sh!t it's hard work after kegs!

might just have to get more kegs and age brew in them!

Dogger Dan · Post by **Dogger Dan** » Tuesday Jul 26, 2005 6:51 am

Grab,

Slow down you are getting out of control

Dogger

grabman · Post by **grabman** » Tuesday Jul 26, 2005 11:23 pm

aw shucks Dogger, I'm not that bad!!!

I would be if I was allowed, but the missus has tightened the reins, she thinks I've got enough toys!

Evo · Post by **Evo** » Wednesday Jul 27, 2005 4:22 pm

So is she saying that you are dead ? That's horrible Grab. A horrible thing to say. Remember, he who dies with the most toys wins. Perhaps you need to remind the missus of that FACT.