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does anyone sanitize their bottling trees while bottling?

like dipping a tree ring in star san / iodophor ,
placing it on the tree,
then placing their bottles on it.
or spraying a tree prong w/star san immediately before putting the bottle on

or is this getting into jamil-sanitization-obsession?

I just rinse mine with hot water and go.

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I rinse mine off in the shower then use a spray bottle with StarSan.

I keep a garbage bag over mine when not in use. I use the bottle injector with Star San and figure the foam coming out of the bottle as the bottle drains should be sufficient to sanitise the tree.

I keep a spray bottle full of star san around whenever doing anything in the brewery. At the beginning of the bottling session I spray down the bottle tree. Seems to do the trick for me.

Wayne
Bugeater Brewing Company

Thanks for all the replies.
I'll start rinsing and possibly dipping or spraying the tree.

Sometimes I wonder if an OCD is kicking in or if it's a rational sanitation concern

numsquat wrote:I rinse mine off in the shower

That explains the "house flavor" , no pants while brewing, not while sanitizing!

diver wrote:I keep a garbage bag over mine when not in use. I use the bottle injector with Star San and figure the foam coming out of the bottle as the bottle drains should be sufficient to sanitise the tree.

I do basicly the same thing without the garbage bag when not in use. I wash mine in the dishwasher before I use it.