cheezydemon

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I use an sos pad, it works well.

I now buy beer 40% how well I like it 60% how cool the bottle is. I can't help it!

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I like to use Oxy-Clean and warm/hot water. I do a bunch at one time and mix about 1.5-2 scoops of Oxy with about 5 gallons of warm or hot water. After about 30 minutes the lables are floating off and most, if not all of the adhesive is off the bottles. I hit them with the bottle brush to make sure the inside is clean and then rinse with cold water. It works like a charm.

jjmadden08

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I just fill up the sink with hot tap water and soak about 12 at a time in there for about 30 mins-1hr, then the labels should just peel right off. then just use a steel scrubby pad and lightly scrub the bottles down to get the glue and left over paper off, works great

CBBaron

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I run my bottles through the dish washer before bottling. As soon as the cycle is done I pull out the bottles with labels and remove the labels easily. The glue then comes off with minimal scrubbing. I do have to be careful to remove the labels from the drain in the bottom of the washer but most of the labels stay on the bottles until I peel them off. It is the heat as much as the water and detergent that softens the glue. If I let the washer sit until it cools the labels are stuck just as good as before.
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jmulligan

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I find just the opposite - the Heineken bottles have been the easiest for me; just run your fingernail around the edge, and the clear plastic peels right off (after soaking in water).

FatDuc

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Maybe I'm doing it wrong? Are you saying to start the edge of the label and then soak? I'd kinda like to re use at least enough of these bottle to return back to my friend, full, as they did go to all the trouble of getting them for me. I guess I wouldn't be so grateful, but since they did give many more bottles than just these Heinies I feel obligated. The Stella Artois ones clean up super easy! You can just about simply breathe on those labels and they fall off.

I'll give these Heineken bottle one more try, and then I'm tossing the damn things.

Thanks,
Matt

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jmulligan

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Matt -

Just to make sure I wasn't bull-sh$tting you, I just tried one of my Heineken bottles. When it was dry, the label wouldn't come off, but after literally 60 seconds in hot water, the labels peeled right off with no problem. Your bottles have clear, plastic labels on them, correct?

FatDuc

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Maybe the heat is the key. I'm sure I only used lukewarm water last time I was soaking bottles. I'll give one a shot of steam over the teapot tonight to see if that's the key.

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Kernsie

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I'm pretty sure they changed the glue. I use Amstel Light bottles ( i get them by the caseful from the pub up the street) & the last batch was tough to get the labels off....even with hot water.

They were even extremely sticky after I got the label off & soaked them.

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ahaha...i also find myself taking the bottle into consideration anytime i am buying beer.

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