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steam sterilizing bottles
Posted: Sunday Dec 14, 2008 4:01 pm
by murphys law
Hi guy
i was just wondering if i could use the steam wand of my coffee machine to sterilize my bottles.
My thinking is that i can just go through and clean everything just before i start a brew then just run some steam through the bottles before filling.
TIA
Justin
Re: steam sterilizing bottles
Posted: Sunday Dec 14, 2008 8:01 pm
by pixelboy
I guess you could.. seems like it would take just as long to give them a shot of Iodophor wouldnt it?
come to think of it I wouldnt trust the insides of mu coffee machine, but i guess its boiled to steam..
hmm.. dunno
Re: steam sterilizing bottles
Posted: Tuesday Jan 06, 2009 4:58 pm
by James L
Instead of steam sterilising, you could always chuck your clean bottles in the oven at 160C for 12 minutes... that will achieve the same thing as autoclaving with steam for 15 minutes at 121C... thats simple and you can do a few dozen at a time...
depends how clean your oven is though...
Re: steam sterilizing bottles
Posted: Thursday Jan 08, 2009 6:47 am
by Rabbitz
160°C for 12 minutes might make your PET bottles (if that is what you are using) a little "pliable"
I am guessing James was inferring glass bottles...
Re: steam sterilizing bottles
Posted: Friday Jan 09, 2009 11:06 am
by James L
Yeh sorry, it been a while since i've used PET bottles, so i just assumed that everyone now uses glass...