STERILIZATION OF BOTTLES, CANS, AND OTHER CONTAINERS

Before being filled with beer and other malt beverages all bottles, cans, and other containers shall be sterilized by soaking for a period of not less than five minutes in a solution of not less than four percent of alkali of which not less than 60 percent shall be caustic soda or sodium hydroxide heated to not less than 130 degrees Fahrenheit and then thoroughly rinsed in pure and potable running water until free from caustic. Caustic testing equipment must be provided and used.