moisture with a pressure cooker

[fanoftren]

So I will be doing my first brew in a few weeks ( still waiting for my orders ). Today I did a few test runs to sterilize my vials and rubber stoppers. I also bought autoclave bags, just to be safe and try it out. First run was 121*C for 30 minutes. But the rack inside the instant pot was too low and so the autoclave bags with vial and rubber stopper inside got wet and the arrow that indicates if it did get enough heat also didnt turn fully black.

So I did another run, this time higher in the instant pot with a higher rack. But still alot of moisture. How do you guys deal with this moisture? I know some guys put it in the oven but to me it feels like I am contiminating it with air and I will have to buy a new clean oven

any tips? thanks in advance

 

[theotherguy]

So I will be doing my first brew in a few weeks ( still waiting for my orders ). Today I did a few test runs to sterilize my vials and rubber stoppers. I also bought autoclave bags, just to be safe and try it out. First run was 121*C for 30 minutes. But the rack inside the instant pot was too low and so the autoclave bags with vial and rubber stopper inside got wet and the arrow that indicates if it did get enough heat also didnt turn fully black.

So I did another run, this time higher in the instant pot with a higher rack. But still alot of moisture. How do you guys deal with this moisture? I know some guys put it in the oven but to me it feels like I am contiminating it with air and I will have to buy a new clean oven

any tips? thanks in advance

Going from the pressure cooker to the oven, I cover all the vials individually in aluminum foil when removing from the pressure cooker, and then bake them, upright, for 30 mins at 350. Probably overkill, but I don’t want to deal with moisture in vials.

Stoppers I bake at 225 for 30-45 mins.

 

[fanoftren]

Going from the pressure cooker to the oven, I cover all the vials individually in aluminum foil when removing from the pressure cooker, and then bake them, upright, for 30 mins at 350. Probably overkill, but I don’t want to deal with moisture in vials.

Stoppers I bake at 225 for 30-45 mins.

Oke check. And is it an oven specifically for homebrew or also for food ?