I am noob here so FWIW...
A soak over night in clear ammonia/h2o solution takes any and every label off except for the Sierra Harvest Ale 20oz's (some kinda funky,foamy glue on them)
I rinse thoroughly, set to dry and ready for sanitation later.
Hot water and oxyclean... that will take the balls off a brass monkey...
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Nope, Starsan Soak overnight to 1 week and a quick rinse...
Impossible to remove Rogue Silkscreen and half of the redstripe bottles I own...methinks either they changed their paint, or different bottler factories use different paint...Half of them soak off after a couple weeks in starsan, and the other half even a 100% starsan won't remove it...nor the rogues.
But stones are a piece of cake, actually to me easier than paper labels with oxyclean.
Revvy's one of the cool reverends. He has a Harley and a t-shirt that says on the back "If you can read this, the bitch was Raptured.
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I gotta tell ya, just between us girls, that Revvy is HOT. Very tall, gorgeous grey hair and a terrific smile. He's very good looking in person, with a charismatic personality... he drives like a ****ing maniac!
Sometimes, depending on the hardness or softness of the water there will be a "scale" or white crusty dried soapscum that may be difficult to remove even with lots of rinsing. I have found that soaking them in Starsan at regular dillution dissolves it. Other brewers have recommended a weak solution of vinegar and water. Both are weak acids, and they do the trick.
Hmmm....you think vinegar and water would take the paint off of painted bottles? It'd be a lot cheaper than Starsan, and I've got a lot of 8oz Coke bottles I'd like to get the paint off of....
Hmmm....you think vinegar and water would take the paint off of painted bottles? It'd be a lot cheaper than Starsan, and I've got a lot of 8oz Coke bottles I'd like to get the paint off of....
I doubt if the acid in vinegar is strong enough...oh I forgot, starsan will not remove the paint of the 6 mexican coke bottles I have either....
I've been thinking of trying muriatic acid on all the stubborn ones, I think it's pretty cheap at the hardware store....
I would like to get all my Redstripe stubbies clean. They would be great for Belgian beers, dontja think?
Revvy's one of the cool reverends. He has a Harley and a t-shirt that says on the back "If you can read this, the bitch was Raptured.
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Originally Posted by YooperBrew
I gotta tell ya, just between us girls, that Revvy is HOT. Very tall, gorgeous grey hair and a terrific smile. He's very good looking in person, with a charismatic personality... he drives like a ****ing maniac!
I have had success removing screen labeled bottles with 1 part muriatic acid and 3 parts water soaking for 15 minutes. You can get the acid at Lowes 2 gallons for $9 bucks. I just use a glass vase that fits a bottle at a time and soak while watching TV or something switching out whenever I remember.
Nope, Starsan Soak overnight to 1 week and a quick rinse...
Impossible to remove Rogue Silkscreen and half of the redstripe bottles I own...methinks either they changed their paint, or different bottler factories use different paint...Half of them soak off after a couple weeks in starsan, and the other half even a 100% starsan won't remove it...nor the rogues.
But stones are a piece of cake, actually to me easier than paper labels with oxyclean.
Seriously? I scrubbed on it for a second and gave up. Good to know!
I tested the vinegar theory on my 8oz Coke bottles.
Straight white distilled vinegar soak, 48 hours later...
not even scratchable. Oh well, that was going to be a SUPER cheap resolution. Muriatic acid sounds like a good bet. Cheaper than starsan and I don't have to drive as far to get it. I really want to use up my 1/2 gallon of free idophor before I switch to starsan. Maybe I'll start giving it away to my brewing friends.
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