Disinfecting the kombucha bottles

[RAWmen-Noodles]

Since I have a garage full of old kombucha bottles, I was wondering how you kombucha makers go about disinfecting them without using bleach. I think I could boil them but they are glass. I am going to try to make a scoby from a bottle of plain, raw, organic kombucha and I just wanted to get prepared. I want to cut down on contamination. Even though it could take a couple of months for it to grow. I googled some sites but I would rather get tips from people that I have been interacting with.

[JCB44]

I would try food grade hydrogen peroxide.you can get it at health food stores.

[lynnc72]

I don't sanitize my glass bottles. I wash it like my regular dishes, with a bottle brush. It air dries overnight on a dish rack.

The acidic nature of Kombucha is very much like vinegar and will prevent bad organisms from growing. In fact, vinegar has been used throughout history to clean/sanitize the house. It's very effective against a broad range of bacteria, yeasts, and molds. So you effectively sanitize your bottle by putting Kombucha in it.

I've been brewing Kombucha for almost 2 years. I never have mold or any problems with contamination.

[RAWmen-Noodles]

I don't sanitize my glass bottles. I wash it like my regular dishes, with a bottle brush. It air dries overnight on a dish rack.

The acidic nature of Kombucha is very much like vinegar and will prevent bad organisms from growing. In fact, vinegar has been used throughout history to clean/sanitize the house. It's very effective against a broad range of bacteria, yeasts, and molds. So you effectively sanitize your bottle by putting Kombucha in it.

I've been brewing Kombucha for almost 2 years. I never have mold or any problems with contamination.


That helps alot. I do not know why the connection did not happen with my brain. I clean the house with a bottle of water, vinegar and grapefruit seed extract.

[spicyfull]

Boiling was once the only sterlization there was. Don't even consider bleach.