One of your most prized collectible since generations, the brilliantly adorned and ornamented german beer stein entails utmost care and handling the priceless piece dexterously. Let’s discuss the vital aspects of proper display and cleaning these gorgeous objects of vanity.
Display your beer steins with closed lids, as they ward off the aging course and the incessant damage in comparison to open lids exhibits. Closed lids prevent oxidation of the interior body of the stein and hence stop the irrevocable staining process on the steins.
All steins are artificial and age with time; for a longer spotless, scratch free life of your stein, safeguard them in the best feasible way in a vacuum-sealed cover, which checks them from the oxidation process and hence delays the process of aging.
The beer connoisseurs love exhibiting and enjoy drinking their beer from beer steins. The only fret is getting the beautiful piece of stein stained and damaged. However, worst can be when it is damaged, while cleaning the piece.
Firstly, restrain from using a dishwasher. These have constant heat flow that cause the stein to be dried out and perhaps split or have a hairline crack. This is very challenging because the pewter stein, glass beer stein, or the stoneware stein encompasses a different expansion and contraction factor. It is thus better not to use any kind of automated dishwasher for cleaning or rinsing your steins.
Rubber lining
When cleaning the steins in the washbasin, firstly lay a thick rubber mat with a lining at the base of your washing sink or the washtub. Secondly, cover the sides of the washing area for added protection, to avert steins, from contact with the hard washing surface while being cleaned.
Fill the lining with warm water
Fill the rubber-creased container with mild lukewarm water and mild detergent for cleaning. Never wash with hot water as it has chances of expansion of the internal substances making up the stein.
One at a time
Always clean one by one, as two steins together can damage each other with the lining of their hard outer surface.
Use a supple sponge
Apply a squashy sponge to clean the glass beer stein and a toothbrush for ceramic steins. If it necessitates through cleaning, soak the steins in soap water for 5 minutes, but refrain from the use of harsh scrubbing to clean your stein.
Rinse with clean water
Once you have completed cleaning the stein, rinse it in cold water thoroughly. Once it is clean, pat it dry by means of a soft cotton towel.
Air Dry
The beer steins should be air-dried, before closing the lid. This will evade any fungal growth on the inner walls of the steins. The only exception to this procedure is for wooden steins, which should never be entirely plunged in water.
An appropriate and well laid out cleaning, displaying, and handling regimen for a German beer stein aids in conserving your collectible piece of precious art for future generations.
by Marina Chernyak