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At PTN's brew day, Saturday, Kaiser mentioned to someone that he uses a baking soda bath to remove bottle labels.

Tried it this morning on beer bottles, and indeed, it does a great job!

I wonder if it will do as well with wine bottles...??

Thanks Kai!

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does this only work on paper labels only or would it work on those annoying Heineken labels too? I have a source to get all the free Heineken bottles i want but removing the labels it horrible, I can peel the plastic off quickly but the sticker goop takes hours of scrubbing.

NWernBrewer

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Sticker goop - best removed with a chemical called zylene - you can buy at the hardware store. Soak a rag and wipe wet onto 6-12 bottles, then start at the beginning and wipe adhesive off.

Its a method that we use to remove industrial adhesives from vehicles - it will work. Just don't soak the bottles in it it will ruin them - this stuff stinks. Wash off with you cleanser of choice.

I don't remove the labels so no worries for me there. I bought a couple of cases, so if I am looking for presentation, I just use those.

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Do you realy want green bottles though? Unless you keep it in the dark theres not much point. IMO.

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I use Heineken bottles all the time. I peel the label first, then they get a 20min soak in hot water and oxyclean. i use a scotchbrite pad to wipe (not scrub, it comes right off) the residue off. Works like a charm and there are no harsh chemicals to worry about getting in the bottle. Hit the inside with a bottle brush before rinsing and store upside down. All that is left is sanitizing just before filling.

ShortSnoutBrewing

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For paper labels, I've honetly never had an issue with just soaking them in hot water for a while then using an abrasive sponge of some sort.

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I soak them in oxyclean and then use a box cutter type razor blade to go back and forth - then follow with a quick doobie pad. Takes about 30 seconds per bottle if you don't include the soak.

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EdWort

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Makes the rest of the day really mellow I bet.

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Answering my own question, yes, it does!

Note that one of the reasons I wanted to try the baking soda idea is that my first try at oxyclean - a variation of it found a TJ's - sort of worked but wasn't that remarkable. Same knock-off oxy-something did a great job with a Kraeusened BB though.

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What is the ratio water/baking soda you used on the wine bottles?