Labels for bottling?

RobRoy · Post by **RobRoy** » Tuesday Jan 30, 2007 6:11 pm

Hi Guys,
Any suggestions for what type of self adhesive labels to use for sticking on top of PET bottles? The ones from the stationery store dont stick to the plastic caps.

buscador · Post by **buscador** » Wednesday Jan 31, 2007 3:57 pm

went to brewcraft in melbourne for 1st time a month ago
saw (for glass) multi coloured caps

for both glass and pet bottles, they had labels that supposedly come off esily with water,

i am still using PET, and i have read on this forum that a china pencil works well, i usually use pencils made in australia* though

i beta wax crayon or something like that can be uused, but may be problematic if rubbed on too much

let me know if you come up with a solutoiioon for PET

b

39Niner · Post by **39Niner** » Wednesday Jan 31, 2007 4:59 pm

I use round stickers I get from K-Mart.
I don't know the name because I don't keep the wrapers.
They have about 6 sheets of 28 stickers per sheet.
There are 4 colors per sheet.
They stick well, I don't bother removing them, just put another on top.

RobRoy · Post by **RobRoy** » Wednesday Jan 31, 2007 7:14 pm

buscador wrote:went to brewcraft in melbourne for 1st time a month ago
saw (for glass) multi coloured caps

for both glass and pet bottles, they had labels that supposedly come off esily with water,

i am still using PET, and i have read on this forum that a china pencil works well, i usually use pencils made in australia* though

i beta wax crayon or something like that can be uused, but may be problematic if rubbed on too much

let me know if you come up with a solutoiioon for PET

b

B,
Thanks for that. I phoned West Brew (WA) and they had no clue or suggestions. I ended up getting Rolls of white pricing stickers 20mm x 12mm (From Office Works) that stores use for sticking prices on items. They stick well. I dont know what a china pencil is but will find out.
My wife says that there is a White permamnent Marker that Writes onto plastic. Her Laptop computer has her name written on the case with one of these and it looks really good (Not to thick) and is very durable.

RobRoy · Post by **RobRoy** » Wednesday Jan 31, 2007 7:20 pm

39Niner wrote:I use round stickers I get from K-Mart.
I don't know the name because I don't keep the wrapers.
They have about 6 sheets of 28 stickers per sheet.
There are 4 colors per sheet.
They stick well, I don't bother removing them, just put another on top.

These round stickers are exactly what I was looking for and bought a box of them but they did not stay on and started lifting and curling up on the circumference. The Kmart ones must have a better sticky solution.
I will look out for them at Kmart next time. I do like the idea of the white permanent marker though (see my reply to Buscador above). Would be very convenient to write straight onto the cap.
Cheers

rwh · Post by **rwh** » Thursday Feb 01, 2007 8:17 am

I just use a bog-standard black permanent marker on the caps.

SpillsMostOfIt · Post by **SpillsMostOfIt** » Thursday Feb 01, 2007 9:58 am

rwh wrote:I just use a bog-standard black permanent marker on the caps.

I'm in complete agreement. I use black marker on the clear bottles, a white-out pen I had laying around for black PET caps and only bother with anything else if I'm giving it away as a gift.

It's just beer.

pacman · Post by **pacman** » Sunday Feb 04, 2007 2:59 pm

I use "quik stickers" purchased from a local newsagent. Product of ESSELTE marketed under the brand name "QUIK STIK".

Come in packets of 160 labels measuring 12mm square @ $1.30 per packet. Preprinted, 40 labels per sheet, 4 sheets per packet. 8 rows of 5 labels on each sheet. Each row is a different letter of the alphabet, with the last sheet having a second set of vowels and the symbol "&".

Fit nicely on any cap, and they stay on. Downside is that you need to buy several packets - one packet for each 5 bottles you cap. Upside is that you will then have enough labels for 32 brews.

Dead easy if you can organize yourself, and most HB'rs seem fairly capable in that regard.

Pale_Ale · Post by **Pale_Ale** » Sunday Feb 04, 2007 3:14 pm

I bought a roll of 700 coloured circular stickers for about $5. I then write a number on top which corresponds to the batch number in my HB log software. Then just print out a sheet on the inside of your cupboard/fridge with the numbers and what they are. Works well.

pacman · Post by **pacman** » Sunday Feb 04, 2007 3:23 pm

Pale_Ale, I paid $5.20 for 640 labels already printed. Peel 'em off and stick 'em on. No additional writing or printing required.

petesbrew · Post by **petesbrew** » Wednesday Feb 14, 2007 12:55 pm

I got a bunch of sticker paper years ago off a mate. Made up some labels (on Word/Publisher... what a pain in the @rse) and stuck em on. They came off the glass bottles okay when wet, but the PET bottles still have sticky crap left on them, even after a year.

Now I print em on normal paper (Thanks to work for the colour printer), cut em all out, and paint the back with milk. It sticks okay, although the odd one comes off.

Really it's a pain in the arse compared to using coloured dots, but friends are impressed with the labels.

drsmurto · Post by **drsmurto** » Wednesday Feb 14, 2007 1:06 pm

Labels would look impressive but sound like a lot of work.

My aim is to get to kegging cos i reckon a tap looks better than a bottle any day of the week.

petesbrew · Post by **petesbrew** » Wednesday Feb 14, 2007 1:11 pm

A lot of work indeed.
The "fun" part is sitting in front of the telly with sheets of paper and scissors, cutting these circles out, one by one.... takes ages. And when you're bottling in stubbies as well, multiply the fun factor by 2.

One good reason to put as much thought into each beer name, and the label. If you're gonna do it, do it good!