Sterilization is accomplished in a 23 gallon tub of warm-hot water. It begins with soaking. Things like carboys soak without the tub. Brushing is required on the inside of all containers. Carboys and fermenting and priming buckets use a big brush.
Bottles use a smaller brush.
The articles being cleaned can sequentially be cleaned in the same barrel of cleanser. The final step is to rinse in clean cool tap water. Returning empty bottles can be rinsed, filled to one inch with bleach, filled from there to the top with warm water, and left to soak for twelve to thirty six hours. Then rinse thouroughly, and store till next third session. WOT IS WORT Beer kits consist of a yeast packet, and a can of syrupy stuff.