Up until now, I have been using my own empties and others collected from friends and neighbors. I always rinse them out when empty, and before using, thoroughly wash and sanitize. I now have 3 cases of brand new amber hock style bottles for my Grand Cru Liebfraumilch that I will be bottling this weekend. So how clean are these bottles from the factory? I will wash them before use, but does it generally take as much effort to clean new bottles as it does to clean rinsed out used ones? And of course, I will sanitize just prior to bottling.
Thanks,
Thanks,