brewjunky

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I just built my home made beer gun and will be bottling some brew to take to a party on the weekend.

I'm wondering what software do people use to make the labels and what type of paper or label paper.

I was at Staples and could only find paper labels for office use.

I'm just wondering if I need special software to print labels and what others are using

BigKahuna

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Ink Jet, Plain 'ol Paper and MILK!
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brewjunky

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What do you mean milk or is that a joke

Yuri_Rage

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Milk = great label glue.

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brewjunky

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That's cool I guess that if the bottles get moist the ink will run all over

Seawolf

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It sounds like you already have the answer then! Get a gluestick if you're worried about running ink, but good ol' cow's milk is the best!

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I thought this was a joke. So I take it you dunk the label in a saucer of milk and slap it on a bottle and let it dry. Do they seem to stay on fairly well and is whole milk required?

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foonder

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I use photoshop for the artwork, linen paper (any nicely textured paper will do) for the labels, a nice fancy laser printer (at my university) for the printing, a paper cutter, and 3M spray adhesive for the glue. Haven't tried milk yet, I'm a little reluctant to have sour milk smells

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summersolstice

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+1 on this method - originally. I used to used plain paper and an inkjet but then ran it through a copy machine so the ink wouldn't run. I too used milk applied with a babeque brush. The labels actually stick very solidly to the bottle.

I switched to a glue stick to avoid the mess from the milk. It was less messy, faster, and the labels float right off after a quick soak in hot water.

I now use Avery 5164 mailing labels. I can use color from the printer, I don't have to cut the individual labels from the master sheet and they're even quicker to apply. The downside is that they're also more difficult to remove but still not bad.

brewjunky

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Actually I was wondering what paper people are using because with regular paper the ink will run from condensation from the bottle.