Cleanest glasses in town

cold rinse cools the class back off so it won't heat your beer up

 

Sometimes I like to pour a stout into a wash water warm glass to get it up to room temp faster.

But your explanation does make sense

 

When I'm taking a lot of photos and want to make sure there are no bubbles on my glass, I do the following:

1. Rinse glass in lukewarm water
2. Suds up with Dawn dish soap, lightly swirl around interior and exterior of glass
3. Rinse glass in lukewarm water
4. Suds up interior with Dawn dish soap, and re-wipe lip opening
5. Rinse glass in lukewarm water
6. Towel dry

I've found the first part of that process to vary (mostly as far as how hot to make the water) living in various places, but found the towel dry to consistently help keep those bubbles from appearing.

 

All this is also reliant on the glass being higher quality as well.

I have hard well water and no dishwasher. We wash everything by hand and I try to do the glasses first so there isn't a bunch of animal grease in the sink by the time I get to them.

Some glasses, no matter how well I feel I wash them, are prone to creating clingers, even if it's first use after a wash. You can minimize it, but they're all also cheaper quality glassware, at least that I've noticed over the years relative to the ones that clean better in my house.

I'd go through all the extra trouble listed here to try to clean them better, but it's not worth it in my current set up. I'll probably just get rid of them sooner than later. I have too many glasses to worry about hanging on to the shite ones to begin with.

 

I've only broken three Speigalau tulips over the course of three years, despite them being my usual glass (and my only at-home review glass). The last one I lost to tapping the bottom to remove bubbles, so I have stopped this practice. It was an effective way of removing bubbles, especially if I was reviewing multiple beers and didn't want to do a full deep clean between pours.

It's probably much less of a problem if you're using stemless glassware. Perhaps I should put out a towel to tamp it against too, vs tapping it onto a hard counter top.

 

This method has always given me clinger bubbles. Maybe it's my water? Too hard? Too soft? Idk, but my glassware never looks clean in photos when I do a rinse and air-dry upside down. Quite frustrating.

 

Well... The Ballantine Beer "Fun-To-Do" Party Book recommended:



...and it works for me. After all, look at how goddam happy she is! She sure isn't fretting over it like... um, some people do.

 

It could.be your water. I know ours is.fairly clean and way too chlorinated for me, so that might help its cleaning properties

 

Dishwasher is a major no-no.

Bubbles appear for two reasons: Improper washing/rinsing or when a glass sits up-right for a while, it collects dust. Either, way: bubbles = dirty.

Here's also this: https://thebeerfairy.com/2020/03/28/beer-clean-glassware/


P.S. My water is horrible and untreated and I never ever get any bubbles.

 

I only use soap if the glass has been sitting overnight and is crustified with lacing or a dried bit at the bottom. When drying between beers, I use a dedicated dish towel that has not been used to dry other dishes.

 

Wipe it with the lint free cloth after it dries.

 

Ugh, I have one Haw River glass that’s about as fragile as Speigalau glass, but I generally stay away from these kind of glasses, 3 broken in 3 years is about me speed too.

 

I was all my glassware the same way - Dawn 4x oxygenated dish detergent, scalding hot water, and this sponge-on-a-stick deal that appears designed for glassware (I buy a new one every couple of months for about $2.50). I never have any issue with spotting or bubble cling. I wash before every pour, and then air dry by flinging the glass up and down like I'm winding up for a Barry Bonds on-the-juice-era pitch.

It works.

 

If one was completely OCD one might wash in hot distilled water, especially if your on well water. I’m on city water here that’s high in manganese, but I haven’t had any problems that concern me.

 

I also think part of the reason I don't get spotting is because I wash my,glass directly before each pour. It doesn't matter how well you wash them - if they're anywhere on the same story as your kitchen, then as soon as you cook on the stove or in the oven, that greasy smoke will permeate the cabinet and coat your glasses.

High quality detergent, a clean, soft apparatus (not your hands), hot water, quick air drying, maybe an outside buff with a clean, microfiber cloth, and using immediately. Yes, I'm incredibly OCD. I also have shiny, spotless glasses. It's worth the hassle.

 

I feel that's an over generalization, so I'd like to hear why.

In my experience the outcome is strongly dependent on water quality, chosen chemicals/detergents, and what else is being washed in the load.

 

There is some people who believe that Jet Dry in the dishwasher can kill the head on a beer. Not going to get into that, but it is out there. I just would rather not use it on my beer glasses like I don't use bounce sheets on my bath towels and kitchen towels. There is talk also that after a while using Jet Dry will leave a residue on your glasses, dishes, etc. To remove it the manufacture recommends a vinegar clean

 

FWIW, that's not been my experience when I've used a JetDry/Finish product, but I'd suspect water quality impacts that outcome.

 

Love that Pils glass, such a great shape, I need one like that.

 

It's actually just a standard Grolsch pils stem. I just hid the logo in the photo.

Fun tip: I do much of my glassware hunting at Goodwill and other second-hand stores. It's an absolute treasure trove of crystal and high quality glassware. 99% of my glassware comes from there. Never fail to find a hidden gem.