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You can save yourself the trouble of bottle brushing if the bottles are reasonably clean to start with: when you pour one, rinse well or wash out with a little dish liquid before storing. To prepare a batch, soak in PBW and rinse well. Visually confirm that the bottles are really clean. Before bottling, sanitize with iodophor, not Star San. Not only does it not foam, it also kills everything. Star San kills most (but not necessarily all) bacteria, but not yeast, wild yeast, molds and other fungi. Iodophor kills it all.(If PBW leaves a chalky deposit though, Star San is good at removing that. Might be a useful step.)