How To Clean Glass Bottles For Kombucha
Bottling is one of the most enjoyable stages of the Kombucha process.
How to clean glass bottles for kombucha. You can store kombucha in plastic bottles if you must. When I first began bottling kombucha I had been nervous about shards of glass ending up on on my wall. Depending on your batch size only a half or full teaspoon of a concentrated flavoring is all that is required.
I filled the bottle about 13 full of water and a couple squirts of diluted liquid castile soap. -As mentioned in my previous post Kombucha Fizz. If the residue is stubborn it may require sanitizer available from your home brewing store.
My wife and I never do unless theres contamination. The label and adhesive should come off easily though if its being stubborn use steel wool and remove the remainder with a little soap and hot water. Rinse with super hot water rinse again and rinse again.
The best kombucha bottles should also be easy to clean so that you can use them again and again for storing kombucha. This WILL cause the jar to crack. Beer bottles with their narrow necks and tight caps are ideal for creating fizz and the longer you leave your bottles out for a secondary.
If you use thin glass or poor-quality glass you could have a mess on your hands if the carbonation builds and the glass cant handle it. BTW you can easily remove the GTs labels if you let some really hot water not boiling but maybe 150-200 F sit in the capped bottle for 15 minutes. This article is only meant to be informative and should not replace professional medical opinion.
I capped the lid and shook. Tips to avoid kombucha bottle explosions. Kombucha bottles are utilitarian objects.