First, I don't use soap anymore. Plain ol' water is all you'll ever need. In fact, it's all I use for gun cleaning. I don't use soap in my cast iron skillets either for that matter. It's all about seasoning, residue, etc. Anyway, I put all my brass in a large coffee can filled with water. I'll swish it around for a few minutes, then pour off the water. Repeat till the water runs out clear, or clearish-it's very hard to completely run clear water with BP. When your done with this, pour your brass in a kitchen collander. TIP- Buy your own for this purpose only, and don't use your cook ware. You'll not only keep the ol' girl happy, but you'll reduce lead consumption! Swish the collander around for a bit to get excess water out of the brass. Now for the next part, you'll have to either make or buy some screen that will allow for you to put your shells through. I shoot 45 Colt, so I buy some plastic screening that's used to protect flourescent lighting. The little squares allow my 45s to fit through, but not all the way as the rim stops it from going through fully. I then have this screen out in the sun on top of something on each end where it keeps the case mouth off the ground, or however, and let the brass drip dry. Tumbling in media is something that in my opinion is not necessary unless you want purdy shells. The proof I need is that half of all my brass shells carry a Midway headstamp that I purchased in the early 90's. Some of these shells have seen in excess of two hundred loadings, and never have I had a case failure! Honest!