. . . i wash mine with more beer. ---------------------------------------------- Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder. Kinky Friedman
I think I'm done with dishwashing my glasses as of this morning. Pulled out my Weyerbacher tulip today and it had scrapes from something falling on it when it was getting washed. One of my favorite glasses too.
I don't wash. After I drink my beer I dispose of them. Actually, with all this reuse/recycle thing in vogue, I sometimes use them to take a piss before throwing them away. That way they get used twice before disposal. Once I even went number 2 in an oversized tulip.
I like to get nice hot and steamy stream flowing. Then, I gently place my chalice in the stream, watching the waves of water caress its sides. Then I lube up a sponge with Dawn real nice (there's really no such thing as too much detergent). Already I can feel the anticipation. I take my soaking wet, hot glass and concentrate first on the rim. I go around and around, first slowly, but with ever-increasing speed. Sometimes a little pressure here is nice. Once I can tell a good lather is going, I shift my attention to the shaft. This is no time to be gentle. I rub up and down, up and down over and over until I can hear the glass squeaking because it's so clean! That's when you know you can stick your whole hand right in it! God I love that part. I take my whole hand, now sloppy and soaked from all the fun I've already had, and plunge it right into the gaping cup (this is why I concentrate on the rim first). Now move it around gently and feel for that special spot. When you feel the sticky part, you know you've found it. Just rub back and forth right there--I find using a "come hither" motion works well. If your fingers get tired, don't be afraid to switch to something like a long-handled brush (don't take it personally--some glasses just can't ever get clean from only your fingers). Once the glass starts squeaking irresistibly from cleanliness, gently pull your hand out and allow that hot water to course over the glass and into the bowl for a few minutes while your relax and towel yourself off (I tend to get splatters all over me and the counter). When you're all done, don't forget to put a towel down under the glass to catch what dribbles out--you always want to be prepared for the wet spot. Now, some people come on BA and ask, "how do I know if it's clean?" All I have to say is that if you're asking, it's probably not clean. You'll know when it's clean.
Lacing is a good way to tell. Here's a good graphic rep of how to tell if a glass is clean: http://www.micromatic.com/category-cid-7590.html
If I finished a beer and plan on pouring another- hot water rinse and dry with a microfiber cloth. End of a drinking session-small amount of mild soap, hot water, air dry. I fond it hard to believe people would own a glass that literally never sees soap... I guess in theory its fine, but ugh
If you want to stop nucleation of bubbles, wet the glass and pours salt on the walls and then scrub with your hand and then rinse like all get out. Usually I wash 'em, rinse them well, and only rarely mess with the salt.
First I drink a warm Delirium right from the bottle. I rinse with the glasses with cold water, fart on them, then yell at them letting them how much they've disappointed me over the years. Works wonders.
Washed with hot water and dish detergent. Rinsed cool or cold. And I let them air dry overnight. I have enough glassware that I can use a different glass for every beer I drink.
I'm confused on this thread. You have to be at lease 21 years of age to drink alcohol, you don't know how to wash a glass. Lets all take a second and think before threading. Cheers
I rinse the glass a bit and then sprinkle a little salt and baking soda inside the glass. Usually it uniformly coats the glass but if it doesn't the spots where salt doesnt stick has has oily deposits or something like that. I use my hand and scrub the salt/baking soda around and rinse that and air dry. My glasses are absolutely clean using this method, and no soap.
I was always told to NEVER use soap, just detergent...dishwashers typically use detergent, not soap. Dishwasher here.
I remember reading this thread when my wife was in labor with our son, 10+ months ago! And here it is, back on the front page today. Bizarre.
The hot water out of my tap is stupid hot (seriously, I live an an apartment and there's NO REASON for my tap water to be this hot) and is probably about 150-160. I rinse the inside with the hot water and do the outside with soap + hot water. Unless of course I left the glass out by accident after drinking and there's dried beer at the bottom, then I wash the whole thing with soap and warm water, turn the faucet back up to hot and rinse the hell out of the glass for a minute, maybe a minute and a half.
My beer glass has never been so clean since I started homebrewing. I use Oxiclean free (no scent) to clean my brewing equipment and it's amazing how clean it gets my beer glass. I think it makes a difference in how my beer looks and tastes.
I never use soap and don't see why you would? Hot water,,rinse thoroughly and should be fine. I will say I am really the only one that uses the glasses.
I broke a Bruery Chalice and Delirium Tremens after very lightly drying it off with a paper towel, not sure if thats common but it blows to have it happen. I usually just rinse it out with hot water and either let it dry naturally or paper towel it dry.
I use standard dish soap and water and then I hand wash with a clean wash rag. I rinse the glass thoroughly to make sure any film is removed. Then I immediately dry with a towel. I still get awesome head retention.
I wash mine with like regular dish soap and rinse the everloving crap out of them...then shake as much water away as I can...and drip dry them on the same racks I use to cool cookies and muffins...diggin' it.
Good decision IMHO. I used to dishwash all of my beer glassware until I discovered one of my wine glasses had warped due to the heat. I have since been afraid my favorite speciality glasses from certain breweries or my sweet stout and nonic pints would do the same. Not mentioning my hands clean a glass the way I expect them to be cleaned lol.
No dish washer. The heat is rough on some glassware. Especially thin like stemmed glassware. I learned this the hard way plus nothing can clean glass as well as a determined pair of hands. Step 1: rinse the glass to clean out anything left over. Step 2: run a sink full of nearly hot warm water and let the glass soak for about 5-10 seconds. Note: don't let it sit too long due to the dish washer warping effect. Step 3: scrub with some sort of rag, cloth, sponge, etc. but I use my bare hands and it does fine. Plus no scratching with your bare hands. Step 4: clean until you are satisfied Step 5: lay each glass on a dry towel to let the inside run out the left drops of water. Make sure the glass is upside down tho lol. Step 6: after waiting 15-20 minutes finish the drying with a dry towel and then store them wherever you like. Note: if you don't want to wait then just twist the corner of the towel until every inch of the inside is dry then store or pour. Step 7: don't let your wife wash them. Do it yourself. Note: I love my wife and she knows her beer. Not bc she is a geek like me but bc she goes on runs for me sometimes and is top notch at finding what I'd buy myself. But just bc she gets good beer for me doesn't mean she cares about my glassware being clean lol or that she would clean them to my specifications lol.
