ericd

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So whats the best way to lable your bottles so you don't have to spend forever peeling off the old ones or erasing them every time you rebottle?

JustDave

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Don't label them

But really though, I just label the caps. The people who I give beer to haven't complained about the lack of label yet, and I certainly don't care whether it has a label or not. Just a few letters on the cap to let me know what's inside the bottle.

I plan on making labels for my mead when it's bottled .... just because it's a special thing.

kpellicone

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I think the easiest way for labeling bottles is to use the "milk" method. I print my labels to my work's color laser jet printer using standard paper and paste them with milk. Just cut your labels accordingly and with a pastry brush, or a bbq brush, slap some milk on the back and stick it right to the bottle. I have used the whole milk, not sure about skim, 2% etc... Works everytime ! Then when you are finished, just soak them in regular H2O and the labels come right off.

TheJadedDog

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I use a glue stick and regular old laser printer paper. I use the laser printer so it won't run, cut out the labels, and use the glue stick. I occasionally get problems of labels peeling off prematurely, but not usually. When it's time for them to come off I just peel them right off. It does leave some glue residue but it's nothing that 5 minutes in an OxyClean bath won't take care of and then, hey, my bottles are clean too.

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ericd

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Hmm, thanks, but any ideas for flippy top bottles? Do you think china marker would rub off?

dp69_2001

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Hey, milk is a fantastic labeling method. It sticks so well it looks like you bought it from a store, when it's ready to come off, warm water will make it basically fall off. (with an inkjet printer, be careful not to get it too wet)

millstone

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On those bottles I make my labels 1"x3 1/8" and apply them from the top of the neck over the metal parts, has a look of a seal.

tom

TurboBrew

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Wow, milk? Does it ever smell? And you just soak the paper in it?

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mr_goodwrench

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Brilliant!! A reason to get whole milk past SWMBO!! Ever since my last cholesterol test, its been nothing but skim!!

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dp69_2001

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no, just brush it lightly on the back