[bassface74]

I am going to be bottling my first homebrew tomorrow night (yay!) and had a question about sanitizing the bottles.  I have been using one step sanitizer and have some in a spray bottle to sanitize my bottling tree.  how long can sanitized bottles stay on the tree before bottling? 

[Hokerer]

Since the tree usually keeps the bottles upside down, you've got plenty of time.  Like days.

[pinnah]

Yup, just think about where you are storing the tree,
like maybe not right next to the kitty litter 

[maxieboy]

Why risk precious homebrew? Sanitize and bottle shortly thereafter...My .02 

[euge]

Get 2-3 five gallon buckets. Fill one with sanitizer. The other(s) you can stack the bottles in upside down to drip dry- fitting them in together in concentric circles and stacking them up until you can't fit anymore.

Fill bottles.

Not a good idea to wait.

You can do that with kegs but bottles...? 

[bassface74]

After I sanitize my bottles, they tend to have a slight film that tastes kind of salty.  Is this normal? 

[euge]

After I sanitize my bottles, they tend to have a slight film that tastes kind of salty.  Is this normal? 

I think One-Step is OK as a no-rinse but why not switch to Starsan or Iodophor ? You'll be much happier with how they behave.

Promise.