How To Sterilize Glass Jars And Bottles - Lavender and Lime

How To Sterilize Glass Jars And Bottles

I do not go in for the whole rigmarole of the canning process where you boil bottles and then dry them in the oven. I have been using this method to sterilize glass jars and bottles with great success for over 20 years, and I reckon it works!

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• wash your jars / bottles in warm soapy water and rinse

• fill your clean glass jars / bottles with boiling water and leave to stand for one minute

• empty and 

  place the glass jars / bottles into your microwave
• heat on full power until dry &#; this should take about 2 minutes
• put the lids into boiling water and use straight from there to seal your jars / bottles

I have followed other methods for sterilizing and if you have the necessary equipment then boiling the jars in water in a stock pot on the stove beforehand also works well. But it is laborious as you have to dry them in a preheated oven. This is also such a huge waste of energy in my opinion. You can also wash the jars using the hottest setting in your dishwasher. If you are lucky like I am and your dishwasher has a special feature where you can just clean the items on the top shelf then it works a treat. Some dishwashers also have baby bottle sterilization options as mine does, but I have never used this. But, if cannot make use of the top shelf only in your dishwasher, you would be wasting a whole lot of water and electricity for only a few jars or bottles. Another alternative is to top your jars with boiling water, leave to stand for a minute and then tip the water out. You then leave the jars to air dry. But this takes a lot more time than using my method of drying the bottles in your microwave. And the microwave method takes less than 5 minutes from when your water has boiled to when the jars are dry and ready for use. I do not like to waste water and so I pour the water into a jug and use when cool to top up our dogs&#; water bowls.

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Forget impressive facial hair and a solid commitment to plaid: sterilising glass bottles properly is the real secret to successful homebrew. Without thorough sterilisation, you&#;ll end up with a powdery, mouldy film across your creation, and it&#;s likely to smell and taste more like vinegar than the tasty tipple that you were aiming for!

In order to avoid the risk of lurking bacteria or mould spores spoiling your brew, some heavy-duty cleaning is required. Read on to find out how to sterilise glass bottles and how to sterilise wine bottles like a pro. Not a homebrew fan and were looking to find out how to sterilise your water bottle? Head to our guide on washing water bottles.

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  Wash bottles thoroughly and remove sticky labels.   

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  Soak in a solution of bleach and hot water.    

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  Rinse thoroughly with distilled water.  

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  Dry and further sterilise in a clean, hot oven.    

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  Fill and seal bottles immediately to avoid contamination.

For more information, please visit commercial glass bottle sterilizer.