BostonRogue
Active Member
Hello All,
I searched the threads and hadn't found exactly what I was looking for, so I thought it appropriate to start a new thread.
I live in Boston and have been brewing for a few years. As I live in an apartment, and am a young twenty-something year old, I have been strictly bottling my beer. I have been removing the labels, as it is mandated by my SWMBO.
I have saved bottles from a variety of local brewers (I'm spoiled in Boston), and have noted what bottle labels are more easily removed than others.
First the technique;
-Fill the bottles with hot water.
-Put them in brew pot (not stacking, although I bet you could if the walls are high enough)
-Put in a bit of dish detergent (not that much, enough for a quarter load).
-Fill pot with hot water.
-Let 'em soak for 20 minutes.
-Remove labels (and so easily!)
-Wash glue residue with a sponge.
This works really well with the following brewery bottles;
-Sam Adams 12oz (my favorite as they literally fall off).
-Dogfish Head 12oz (no neck label, so half the time)
-Harpoon 12oz (they must use a different glue)
I'd love any suggestions on the larger sized bottles. These ones I like to give as gifts but virtually every bottle larger than 12oz has a thicker glue or is just a pain in the butt. The best one so far seems to be BBC, but they use a thicker glue and I need to take the backside of a knife to scrape it off.
Anyone have any additions (particularly regarding the larger sized bottles)?
Sláinte,
Rogue
I searched the threads and hadn't found exactly what I was looking for, so I thought it appropriate to start a new thread.
I live in Boston and have been brewing for a few years. As I live in an apartment, and am a young twenty-something year old, I have been strictly bottling my beer. I have been removing the labels, as it is mandated by my SWMBO.
I have saved bottles from a variety of local brewers (I'm spoiled in Boston), and have noted what bottle labels are more easily removed than others.
First the technique;
-Fill the bottles with hot water.
-Put them in brew pot (not stacking, although I bet you could if the walls are high enough)
-Put in a bit of dish detergent (not that much, enough for a quarter load).
-Fill pot with hot water.
-Let 'em soak for 20 minutes.
-Remove labels (and so easily!)
-Wash glue residue with a sponge.
This works really well with the following brewery bottles;
-Sam Adams 12oz (my favorite as they literally fall off).
-Dogfish Head 12oz (no neck label, so half the time)
-Harpoon 12oz (they must use a different glue)
I'd love any suggestions on the larger sized bottles. These ones I like to give as gifts but virtually every bottle larger than 12oz has a thicker glue or is just a pain in the butt. The best one so far seems to be BBC, but they use a thicker glue and I need to take the backside of a knife to scrape it off.
Anyone have any additions (particularly regarding the larger sized bottles)?
Sláinte,
Rogue