How do you "tag" or label your kegs?

Naptown · Feb 23, 2012

I was thinking about buying some "shipping tags" to label my kegs that I'm aging. I thought it would be great to record the specifics of the brew (dates, gravities, etc...). I thought it would also be cool to use as "brew notes" and go back through them from time to time. I saw these on eBay:

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Anyone else use these or something else?

There are 50 in this auction, so that should last me a long time!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PlaiN-HanG-Tags-BlaNk-Manila-ShippIng-MaNiLLa-String-50-/260845956653?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cbba16e2d

rawlus · Feb 23, 2012

I use those tags for kegs and carboys. Picked them up in the shipping supplies section at Staples.

HellBentBrewCo · Feb 23, 2012

I use blue painters tape and a black marker. Keeps it simple and cheap

TrainSafe · Feb 23, 2012

HellBentBrewCo said:
I use blue painters tape and a black marker. Keeps it simple and cheap

Same here.

I have some 'labels' for my sanitizer solution and another that says "clean". I like that I can easily transfer these between kegs.

I start by putting a tape label on the fermentation vessel. I can then transfer that tape to the keg.

NineMilBill · Feb 23, 2012

HellBentBrewCo said:
I use blue painters tape and a black marker. Keeps it simple and cheap

Same with masking tape. If you number your brews in your brew book, you can simply write the brew number on the tape and save yourself a ton of double-writing.

usfmikeb · Feb 23, 2012

HellBentBrewCo said:
I use blue painters tape and a black marker. Keeps it simple and cheap

Yep, same here.

day_trippr · Feb 23, 2012

I use tags - smaller ones I think.

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Once a keg makes it to my keezer I hang the tag on the faucet shank, just behind the nut. Decidedly low tech, but it works for me...

Cheers!

RogerMcAllen · Feb 23, 2012

Sharpie.

If I am lazy I just cross off the last name. If I'm not lazy I wipe it off with a bit of booze or isopropyl alcohol.

Cheektronic · Feb 23, 2012

I'm lazy and just hope I can remember which is which. If I don't remember correctly, oh well, it's still beer

outside92129 · Feb 23, 2012

I'm a blue taper too.

BrewThruYou · Feb 24, 2012

I use paper key tags from Lowe's and put them on the pressure relief valve metal ring.

JonW · Feb 24, 2012

I use the same tags as the first pic, but with SS wire on them. Make's it nice to take them off and reuse them.

I write on them w/ a sharping in a single line, then when the keg is empty, I may put "Dirty" above the beer name or "Clean" if the keg is ready to go. I can then snip off the bottom portion and start another name or notes. They actually last quite a while instead of a single use that way.

thepartsmancometh · Feb 24, 2012

I don't keg (yet) but what I use for beer cases may be of some assistance. I have several old cardboard cases of returnables (you know, the nice heavy duty ones) and I use library style pouches with a card inside them.

Just like what (used to be) inside the front cover of the library books. I just write the name and date on the card when I bottle.

tchfunkta · Feb 24, 2012

I use 3M whiteboard film. Just use a dry erase marker.

BBL_Brewer · Feb 24, 2012

I use wide masking tape.

Airborneguy · Feb 24, 2012

I made a full-page sized "label" on Pages (Word for Mac), and just change the info for each batch, print it out, and attach it to the keg with painter's tape. It has the name of the beer, the style, the OG, brew date, and ABV.

I_B_Mongo · Feb 24, 2012

Grease pencil. Easy to write on a cold keg, and easy to wipe off when you're washing it out.

BadCatBrewer · Feb 24, 2012

I use a Sharpie and attach my recipe print-out with a rubber band.
The sharpie is easily removed with rubbing alcohol or Bar Keepers Friend.

kgalle · Feb 24, 2012

Another "blue taper", here. I use numbers, in sharpie, on my bottle caps and keep a blue tape record right on the fridge. Kegs/carboys get blue tape, too.

Alucard1983 · Feb 24, 2012

masking tape and black marker no need of going hi tech when no one will see inside your kegerator

Jaysus · Feb 24, 2012

piece of tape and a scrap of paper:

Naptown · Feb 24, 2012

Alucard1983 said:
masking tape and black marker no need of going hi tech when no one will see inside your kegerator

I'm still drinking my 1st batch, so I think it will be fun to keep the "toe tags" as a physical log moving forward. Unfortunately, I believe the tape would end up as a ball in the trash can. I do plan on starting a written log too.

JoeyChopps · Feb 24, 2012

I make labels on my computer (mostly naked chicks) and put all the info on the label(along with naked chicks) then I use that clear shelf liner as a way to stick them to the keg and protect the label. Chopps

dinnerstick · Feb 24, 2012

chicks get naked?

JoeyChopps · Feb 24, 2012

On the internet they do not so much everywhere else

woodstone · Feb 24, 2012

Sharpie, right on the steel...name and date...
Wipes off with the wife's nail polish remover when cleaning...
No tags to lose or fall off, no sticky tape, no bull$#it...

Naptown · Feb 24, 2012

JoeyChopps said:
I make labels on my computer (mostly naked chicks) and put all the info on the label(along with naked chicks) then I use that clear shelf liner as a way to stick them to the keg and protect the label. Chopps

Outstanding.

Eisendrath · Feb 24, 2012

masking tape and a sharpie

bribo179 · Feb 24, 2012

Eisendrath said:
masking tape and a sharpie

Yep sharpie and tape

iX_Xi · Feb 25, 2012

I'm using a fat chisel tip erasable marker (dry erase board): on Bucket-Carboys-Kegs.

ClaudiusB · Feb 27, 2012

Naptown said:
I was thinking about buying some "shipping tags" to label my kegs that I'm aging. I thought it would be great to record the specifics of the brew (dates, gravities, etc...). I thought it would also be cool to use as "brew notes" and go back through them from time to time. I saw these on eBay:

Anyone else use these or something else?

There are 50 in this auction, so that should last me a long time!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PlaiN-HanG-Tags-BlaNk-Manila-ShippIng-MaNiLLa-String-50-/260845956653?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cbba16e2d

All the beer information is stored on my computer, no large tags required.
Different labels based on the process.

Dispensing
I put the style and keg number as reference.

Style

Tank #

Fermentation
Fermentation date, back has the style

Conditioning/Aging
Fermentation date, style and tank #

Cheers,
ClaudiusB

LabRatBrewer · Feb 27, 2012

Was using duck tape (mistake). Now blue tape (good), going to try sharpie/nail polish remover - great tip, thanks!

BobJ · Feb 27, 2012

NineMilBill said:
Same with masking tape. If you number your brews in your brew book, you can simply write the brew number on the tape and save yourself a ton of double-writing.

Same for me..... Masking tape and a permanent marker.....

TomSD · Feb 27, 2012

HellBentBrewCo said:
I use blue painters tape and a black marker. Keeps it simple and cheap

Same, the blue tape comes up and goes down well and can be used multiple times. I have moved around my "water" and "empty" tags more times than I can count and they are still going strong.

microbusbrewery · Feb 27, 2012

rawlus said:
i use those tags for kegs and carboys. Picked them up in the shipping supplies section at staples.

+1

nebben · Feb 27, 2012

I use almost those exact tags. I get them from Officedepot or equivalent office supply store.

Avery 11004 manilla tags:
http://www.google.com/products/cata...a=X&ei=DOhLT8zRFouCsAL36fDqCA&ved=0CDgQ8wIwAA

pvpeacock · May 24, 2019

I use Post-It Tape and a Sharpie. I make the label and stick it on the fermenter and then transfer it to the keg. When the keg is dust, I put it in my brewing notebook.

JONNYROTTEN · May 24, 2019

piece of paper sitting on top of keg

passedpawn · May 24, 2019

Old thread, but I'll contribute...

I always end up with 4 fermenters at the end of a brewday, often all different. So I tag the carboys, each tag with notes, then transfer the tags to the kegs. I use the same tags as the OP (6 years ago!), but mine are colored.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XS3CRGC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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