Copper Hops Tags

I made up some neat, relatively permanent copper tags for my hops using copper sheeting I bought from a local metal supply. The copper cost me $8.40, but the sheet's original purpose was to space the coils of my immersion chiller (this is what I did with the scrap).

I got this idea from pilotdane: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f92/2009-hop-garden-picture-thread-109536/index27.html#post1326163

I bought a stamp set from HF and stamped the hops names into the copper (I clamped a 2x4 on top to line it up). The letters are 1/4" high and centered on the 3/4" tag. I folded an additional 1/4" around the back to give it a little more strength. To attach the 10 AWG wire, I fluxed the wire and a line on the back of the tag and soldered it with a propane torch.



One sign next to my Cascade.

Nice touch.

Nice job and it looks they will last quite sometime

This is awesome. Kudos.

Very rustic. I wish i had the patience for something like that.

Nice looking lables. I am sure they will still be readable in a hundred years. Mine have tarnished but they are still easy to read and look great in the garden.

Did they oxidize green or just tarnish?

They have just tarnished. There was a slight haze of green in the lower right of this one but much of it wiped off with my finger. I think really good green takes a long time or chemicals.