Hi hi, I have been expanding my micro cider production, still at home. I am happy not to use any additives and have been pasteurising the bottle in a 'granny's' fashion, submerging the bottles in a big pot. Now I would have > 400 bottles and am looking for a bigger solution, still a compact one. The ones available on line are the industrial machinery. Does anyone have any idea/solution for pasteurising 50/100 bottles batches? Thank you for!!
Your bottles need to be sanitized not pasteurized. Dunk them in a simply Star San solution for a couple of minutes then place them on a draining board to drain. They are fine to fill while still wet, no need to dry them.
I recently read on HBT, that someone suggested using a dish washer to pasturize filled bottles. I would think that would get you close to 50 bottles at a time. It might be worthwhile checking the dish washes manual to see if it contains any temperature information. Good luck!
Thank you Climb, a good idea! I will check it!
Regarding the dishwasher, I remember when I studied nutrition at the Uni, we did an experiment with cooking the fish in a foil placing it in the dishwasher. It turned out perfect
Wish you a nice day!
Hi hi,
Well, I thought per definition, the pasteurisation includes the liquid. Otherwise it's sterilisation of bottles. So, yes, I need to pasteurise the filled with sider bottles, to stop the 'secondary' fermentation I did it in a big pot which was not difficult with < 50 bottles. But now it will be ~ 300... Was looking for other solutions but as big as an industrial pasteuriser...
Please share any any ideas if you have some, thank you!!
Post time 2022-10-4 09:55:28
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