labels

[melbourne man]

i put unistat lazer printer labels on my bottles - 14 per A4 sheet

i have great difficulty getting the labels off. i have to soak them in cold water then scrape the glue off with my nails.

if i put them in hot water th eglue melts on and i cant get them off at all

does anyone else use these labels and what labels do you you use and how do you get them off.

[nt]

I use small AVERY sticker bought from officework [24x16mm]. It goes in laser printer. I stick it on a cap, so it come out automatically. It is easy to peel from PET cap when it is dry.

But it is so small u can't have your logo on...

[da_damage_done]

i just put on 8mm sticky dots on the bottle tops on which I write the batch number - works for me

[Noodles]

I've been using removable sticky labels. They're about 20ml round, can fit all the required info, and remove no problems at all when dry. Tried to take one off when it was wet after rinsing bottle, never again. The paper came off the top and the sticky stuff was left on the bottle.

[halminator]

Try eucalyptus oil - it's gets the glue off without too much drama. Won't help you too much if you've still got the paper label stuck on though...

[Noodles]

I'm probably over dramatising a bit, must be my wife rubbing off on me. The sticky stuff washed off fairly easily in hot soapy water (didn't get any inside the bottle).

[OldEvan]

I just write batch numbers on my caps before I put them on the bottles.

This is useful because I store my bottles in milk crates and can mix up crates to take to a mates and still be able to easily identify bottles

[gregb]

I just write batch numbers on my caps before I put them on the bottles.

I do this also. My only problem is then looking at a crate of bottles thinking " Batch 63, what was that one?...???"

Cheers,
Greg

ps - I now cheat and have a print out of the batches handy.

[lethaldog]

I put the initials of the brew on the lid eg. if i clone a carlton draught i put CD for a heineken H, Stella S, Xtract lager XL etc i also keep a log so i know whats what and i usually put a stcker with the name and bottle date on the box

[Tipsy]

I just write batch numbers on my caps before I put them on the bottles.

I do this also. My only problem is then looking at a crate of bottles thinking " Batch 63, what was that one?...???"

Cheers,
Greg

ps - I now cheat and have a print out of the batches handy.

I use the coloured stickers with a number so when your looking at a heap of bottles you can narrow down your seach to a colour

ps - I now cheat and have a print out of the batches handy.
ditto

[GadgetCave]

Looking for an easy way to label your bottles without a huge expense..?

Check out http://www.gadgetcave.com.au/

You can purchase sheets of blank 1" round adhesive labels that fit neatly on top of bottle caps, be they crown, plastic, Grolch ect.

Free Word templates and tutorial provided.
Design and print your own labels.
Quick and easy to attach. Throw away the label with the cap, so no more soaking and peeling.

[N.C.]

I use a permanent marker on the lid and use a code that includes the date bottled eg P1/12 means Pilsner bottled 1st of December... Still have to rely on the old log book for the finer detail but can tell at a glance what kind of beer I'm looking at as well as how long it has been in the bottle (which usually helps me to know roughly where it fits into the grand scheme of things as well). Doesn't require too steady a hand if you write on the caps before sticking them on your bottles...

[chris.]

I just write batch numbers on my caps before I put them on the bottles.

I do this also. My only problem is then looking at a crate of bottles thinking " Batch 63, what was that one?...???"

Cheers,
Greg

ps - I now cheat and have a print out of the batches handy.

Me 3.

[Ash]

upto 3 digit abbreviation + date bottled on one of those stickers that come on a roll.

eg: K3 (for Kilkenny varient 3), MID for a midstrength, etc

the stickers are large enough that I can cross out the info & reuse the sticker till it falls off on it's own accord 3-4 brews down the track.

[Boonie]

I just write batch numbers on my caps before I put them on the bottles.

I do this also. My only problem is then looking at a crate of bottles thinking " Batch 63, what was that one?...???"

Cheers,
Greg

ps - I now cheat and have a print out of the batches handy.

Me 3.

Me 4.

Started with numerals and now I use the Alphabet.

I know what is in bottle by keeping Excel sheet with recipe etc...

Generally can taste what is in the brew due to vast experimenting.

Cheers

Boonie

[lethaldog]

Generally can taste what is in the brew due to vast experimenting.

They all have beer in em boonie

[Boonie]

Generally can taste what is in the brew due to vast experimenting.

They all have beer in em boonie

I know that Lethal........unfortunately so does my wife

My Wife "You're not having another one are you"...................

Boonie "Yep" Just testing to see if they are beer. Leigh told me they were and I am trying to prove him wrong.

[lethaldog]

Now im in the bad books with someone else missus as well as my own

[morgs]

This place is such a great place to advertise isnt it?

[SpillsMostOfIt]

Now im in the bad books with someone else missus as well as my own

I've not told mine where I am getting some of my ideas from, but I suspect that if I did...